The Professional Advisory Board (PAB) is composed of epilepsy experts across a wide range of medical disciplines. The PAB provides strategic and creative direction across the Epilepsy Foundation's portfolio of programs, services and initiatives. The PAB also provides expert advice and advocacy support for mission-focused state and federal issues involving people with epilepsy, including access to care and regulatory concerns.
Chair
- David M. Ficker, MD, FAAN
Cincinnati, Ohio
Chair-elect
- Alison Pack, MD, MPH
New York, New York
Secretary
- Wendy Miller, PhD, RN, CCRN
Indianapolis, Indiana
Members
- Nicholas Abend, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Amir Arain, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah - Carrin Brandt, MS
Washington, District of Columbia - Donna K. Broshek, PhD
Charlottesville, Virginia - Rochelle Caplan, MD
Los Angeles, California - Paul Carney, MD
Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Stephanie Chen, MSN, MPH
Phoenix, Arizona - Sandra Cushner-Weinstein, PT, LICSW, LCSW-C
Washington, District of Columbia - Kathryn Davis, MD, MS, FAES
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Dennis Dlugos, MD, MSCE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Julie Doss, PsyD, LP
St. Paul, Minnesota - Daniel Fain, MD, FAAN
Grand Rapids, Michigan - Patrick Forcelli, PhD
Washington, District of Columbia - Daniel Friedman, MD
New York, New York - Monisha Goyal, MD
Birmingham, Alabama - L. John Greenfield, Jr., MD, PhD
Farmington, Connecticut - Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD
Albany, New York - Susan T. Herman, MD
Phoenix, Arizona - Lawrence J. Hirsch, MD
New Haven, Connecticut - Aatif M. Husain, MD
Durham, North Carolina - Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD
Atlanta, Georgia - Barbara Kroner, MPH, PhD
Rockville, Maryland - Thomas J. McCarrier, Reg EMT-Intermediate
Stevens Point, Wisconsin - Danielle McDermott, MD, MS, FAES
Aurora, Colorado - Keith Nagle, MD
Burlington, Vermont - Mary Nasuta, RN, MS, NCSN
Bel Air, Maryland - Lorraine Newborn-Palmer, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CNRN, CBIS
Baltimore, Maryland - Douglas Nordli, Jr., MD
Chicago, Illinois - Edward Novotny, MD, FACNS, FAAN, FAES
Seattle, Washington - Joffre Olaya, MD
Orange, California - Archana Pasupuleti, MD
Washington, District of Columbia - Patricia Penovich, MD
Saint Paul, Minnesota - Michael Scott Perry, MD
Fort Worth, Texas - Ignacio L. Pita Garcia, MD
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH
Boston, Massachusetts - William Rosenfeld, MD
St. Louis, Missouri - John Schreiber, MD
Washington, District of Columbia - Stephan Schuele, MD, MPH
Chicago, Illinois - Chris Shandera
Boise, Idaho - Ashwini Sharan, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Beth Sheidley, MS, CGC
Boston, MA - David Spencer, MD
Portland, Oregon - William Tatum, DO
Jacksonville, Florida - Bethany Thomas, MSN, CRNP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Sumeet Vadera, MD
Orange, California - Richard S. Zimmerman, MD
Phoenix, Arizona - Mary Zupanc, MD
Orange, California
Non-Voting Liaisons
Severn B. Churn, PhD
Bethesda, Maryland
Pat Trudeau, R. EEG/T, CLTM
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Staff Support
Brandy Fureman, PhD
Chief Outcomes Officer
Landover, Maryland
Liz Schreiber
Program Manager
Landover, Maryland
