World Parkinson Congress 2016 Committee Members

  • STEERING COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair*: Serge Przedborski, MD, PhD

    Co-Chair*: A. Jon Stoessl, CM, MD, FRCPC

  • Ken Aidekman
  • Maria Barretto, PhD
  • Matthew Brodsky, MD
  • Jean Burns
  • M. Angela Cenci Nilsson, MD
  • Holly Chaimov
  • Marie-Françoise Chesselet, MD, PhD*
  • Patricia Davies*
  • Robin Elliott
  • Marian Emr
  • Howard Federoff, MD, PhD
  • Steve Ford
  • Oscar Gershanik, MD
  • Nancy Y. Ip, PhD
  • Yoshikuni Mizuno, MD*
  • John Nutt, MD
  • Knut-Johan Onarheim
  • Rajesh Pahwa, MD
  • Michael Schwarzschild, MD, PhD
  • Mark Stacy, MD
  • Matthew Stern, MD
  • Alice Templin, BSc (PT)
  • PROGRAM COMMITTEE

    Chair: Marie-Françoise Chesselet, MD, PhD

    Co-Chair: Peter LeWitt, MD

    Co-Chair: Peter Fletcher, MB.ChB, MSc

  • Basic Science Subcommittee

    Chair: Marie-Françoise Chesselet, MD, PhD

  • Anders Björklund, MD, PhD
  • Patrik Brundin, MD, PhD
  • Nicole Calakos, PhD
  • Jeffrey Conn, PhD
  • Ted Dawson, MD, PhD
  • Thomas Gasser, PhD
  • Glenda Halliday, PhD
  • Etienne Hirsch, PhD*
  • Ryuji Kaji, MD, PhD
  • Un Kang, MD
  • Heidi McBride, PhD
  • Jon Palfreman, PhD
  • Beth-Anne Seiber, PhD
  • Jon Stamford, PhD
  • David Standaert, MD, PhD
  • Malu Tansey, PhD
  • George Veomett, PhD
  • Clinical Science Subcommittee

    Co-Chair: Peter LeWitt, MD

  • Angelo Antonini, PhD
  • Roongroj Bhidayasiri, MD, FRCP
  • Francisco Cardoso, MD, PhD
  • K. Ray Chaudhuri, DSc, FRCP, MD
  • Alberto Espay, MD
  • Susan Fox, MD, PhD
  • Tim Hague, RN
  • Tom Isaacs
  • Simon Lewis, MD, MBBCH
  • Shen-Yang Lim, MD
  • Irene Litvan, MD
  • Jose Obeso, MD
  • Michael Okun, MD
  • Barry Snow, MD
  • Caroline Tanner, MD, PhD
  • Eduardo Tolosa, MD
  • Daniel Weintraub, MD
  • Comprehensive Care Subcommittee

    Co-Chair: Peter Fletcher, MB.ChB, MSc

  • Bastiaan Bloem, MD, PhD
  • Elaine Book, SW
  • Terry Ellis, PT, PhD
  • Joseph Friedman, MD
  • Nir Giladi, MD
  • Tom Isaacs
  • Lucie Lachance, RN
  • Anne Louise LaFontaine, MD
  • Sonia Mathur, MD
  • Rebecca Miller, PhD
  • Ronald Pfeiffer, MD
  • Lynn Rochester, PhD
  • ADVOCATES FOR PARKINSON COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Jean Burns

    Co-Chair: Alice Templin, BSc (PT)

  • Jin Kyoung Choae
  • Patricia Davies
  • Sonia Guitierrez, PhD
  • Tim Hague, RN
  • Anders Leines
  • Timo Montonen
  • Linda Morgan, RPh
  • Karyn Spilberg
  • Marg Turner
  • Don Turner
  • Marilyn Veomett, PhD
  • George Veomett, PhD
  • FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Rajesh Pahwa, MD

    Co-Chair: Mark Stacy, MD

  • Pharmaceutical Subcommittee

  • Robert Hauser, MD
  • Stuart Isaacson, MD
  • Fabrizio Stocchi, MD
  • Wolfgang Oertel, MD
  • Werner Poewe, MD
  • Irene Litvan, MD
  • Caroline Tanner, MD, PhD
  • Fernando Pagan, MD
  • Foundation Subcommittee

  • Carey Christensen
  • Patricia Davies
  • Karen Northrop
  • Eli Pollard
  • LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: John Nutt, MD

    Co-Chair: Matt Brodsky, MD

  • Dan Baker
  • Pat Baker
  • Holly Chaimov
  • Bobby Heagerty
  • Fay Horak, PhD, PT
  • Katrina Kahl
  • Joseph Quinn, MD
  • Richard Rosenbaum, MD
  • John Stuart
  • Judi Stuart
  • Kelly Sweeney
  • Steve Wright
  • ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Steve Ford

    Co-Chair: Maria Barretto, PhD

  • Alan Cameron
  • Robin Elliott
  • Magne Frederickson
  • Karl Friedl, PhD (Lt. Col. Ret)
  • Malcolm Irving
  • Sara Lew
  • Israel Robledo
  • Robin Ruey-Meei Wu, MD, PhD
  • Peter Schmidt, PhD
  • COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Eli Pollard

    Co-Chair: Andrea Cohen

  • Melissa Barry
  • Fulvio Capitanio
  • Frank Church, PhD
  • Maria de Leon, MD
  • Marian Emr
  • Christiana Evers
  • Ezinda Franklin-Houtzager
  • Marina Joseph
  • Brandi LaBonte
  • Erika Liecht
  • Claudia Martinez
  • Amy Montemarano, JD
  • Deirdre O’Sullivan
  • Leilani Pearl
  • Christiana Thurton
  • Cathy Whitlock
  • Alicia Wrobel
  • WPC 2016 AMBASSADORS

  • Fulvio Capitanio
  • Jillian Carson, PT
  • Carey Christensen
  • Andrew Curran
  • Kevin Krejci
  • Samuel Ng
  • Dilys Parker, RN
  • Sara Riggare
  • Israel Robledo
  • Allison Smith, MA, LMFT
  • Ryan Tripp
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  • * World Parkinson Coalition Board Member