5th World Parkinson Congress 2019 Committee Members

  • STEERING COMMITTEE

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

    Co-Chair: Marie-Françoise Chesselet, MD, PhD*

  • Roger Barker, BS, MBBS, PhD, FMed Sci*
  • Maria Barretto, PhD
  • Patricia Davies*
  • Christopher G. Goetz, MD
  • Tim Hague, RN
  • Nobutaka Hattori, MD, PhD
  • Yoshikuni Mizuno, MD*
  • Knut Johan Onarheim
  • Raj Pahwa, MD
  • Serge Przedborski, MD, PhD*
  • Sara Riggare
  • Michael Schwarzschild, MD, PhD
  • Ryosuke Takahashi, MD, PhD
  • FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Stuart Isaacson, MD

    Co-Chair: Raj Pahwa, MD

    Co-Chair: Yoshio Tsuboi, MD, PhD

    Co-Chair: Kazushi Takahashi, MD, PhD

  • Genko Oyama, MD, PhD
  • K. Ray Chaudhuri, DSc, FRCP, MD
  • Simon Lewis, MB, BCh, BSc, MD
  • Peter LeWitt, MD
  • PROGRAM COMMITTEE

     

    Clinical Subcommittee

    Chair: Roger Barker, BS, MBBS, PhD, FMed Sci

    Co-Chair: Atsushi Takeda, MD, PhD

  • Tim Anderson, FRACP, MD
  • Angelo Antonini, PhD
  • Tom Foltynie, MD, PhD
  • Susan Fox, MD, PhD
  • Jennifer Goldman, MD, MS
  • Simon Lewis, MB BCh, BSc, MD
  • Helen Matthews
  • Elena Moro, MD, PhD
  • Per Odin, MD, PhD
  • Linda Olson, MD, FACR
  • Susanne A. Schneider, MD, PhD
  • Anette Schrag, MD, PhD
  • Barry Snow, MD
  • Carolyn Sue, MBBS, PhD, FRACP
  • Jun Takahashi, MD, PhD
  • Håkan Widner, MD, PhD
  • Basic Science Subcommittee

    Co-Chair: Etienne Hirsch, PhD*

    Co-Chair: Hideki Mochizuki, MD, PhD

  • Veerle Baekelandt, PhD
  • Patrik Brundin, MD, PhD*
  • Paolo Calabresi, MD
  • M. Angela Cenci Nilsson, MD, PhD
  • Frank Church, PhD
  • Mark Cookson, PhD
  • Glenda Halliday, BSc, PhD
  • Nobutaka Hattori, MD, PhD
  • Marina Romero-Ramos, PhD
  • Debi Roberson, PhD
  • Beth-Anne Sieber, PhD
  • D. James Surmeier, PhD
  • Ryosuke Takahashi, MD, PhD
  • Malu Tansey, PhD
  • Marie Vidailhet, PhD
  • Comprehensive Care/Quality Of Life Subcommittee

    Co-Chair: Anne-Louise LaFontaine, MD

    Co-Chair: Miho Murata (in memoriam), MD, PhD

  • Julio Angulo, PhD
  • Elaine Book, MSW, RSW
  • Gila Bronner, MHP, MSW
  • Julie Carter, RN, MN, ANP
  • Peter Fletcher, MB BCh, MSc
  • Akito Hayashi, MD
  • Hanneke Kalf, PhD, MSc
  • Kenichi Kashihara, MD, PhD
  • Laurie King, PhD, PT
  • Lucie Lachance, RN
  • Victor McConvey, RN
  • Andy McDowell
  • Michael Okun, MD
  • Hirohide Takahashi, MD
  • COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

    Chair: Elizabeth “Eli” Pollard, Executive Director

    Co-Chair: Keiko Uyama

  • Emma Collins
  • Marina Joseph
  • Sara Lew
  • Deirdre O’Sullivan
  • Leilani Pearl
  • Digital Communications

  • Andrea Aidekman
  • Kathleen Jordan
  • Mariette Robjin
  • Martin Taylor
  • Cathy Whitlock
  • LEADERSHIP FORUM COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Steve Ford

    Co-Chair: Maria Barretto, PhD

  • Emma Collins
  • Patricia Davies
  • Polly Dawkins
  • Magne Frederickson
  • Eiichi Hayashi
  • Malcolm Irving
  • Robin Kornhaber
  • Sara Lew
  • Claudia Martinez
  • Deirdre O’Sullivan
  • Ronnie Todaro
  • LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Nobutaka Hattori, MD, PhD

    Co-Chair: Ryosuke Takahashi, MD, PhD

  • Satoshi Akiyama, PhD
  • Hidefumi Ito, MD, PhD
  • Ryuji Kaji, MD, PhD
  • Kenichi Kashihara, MD, PhD
  • Toshiki Mizuno, MD, PhD
  • Hideki Mochizuki, MD, PhD
  • Miho Murata (in memoriam), MD, PhD
  • Hiroshi Nakamura, MD, PhD
  • Yoshiko Okada, MD
  • Satoshi Orimo, MD, PhD
  • Nobukatsu Sawamoto, MD, PhD
  • Yasushi Shimo, MD, PhD
  • Kazushi Takahashi, MD, PhD
  • Atsushi Takeda, MD, PhD
  • Tatsushi Toda, MD, PhD
  • Yoshio Tsuboi, MD, PhD
  • Yoshikazu Ugawa, MD, PhD
  • ADVOCATES COMMITTEE

    Co-Chair: Tim Hague

    Co-Chair: Tamami Nose

    Co-Chair: Sara Riggare

  • Veerle Aertsen
  • Megan Duffy
  • Soania Mathur, MD
  • Karen Raphael, PhD
  • Mariette Robjin
  • Benjamin Stecher
  • Jasmine Sturr
  • Martin Taylor
  • WORLD PARKINSON COALITION STAFF

  • Elizabeth "Eli" Pollard, Executive Director
  • Kathleen Jordan
  • Brittany Marti
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  • * World Parkinson Coalition Board Member