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Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 363-370

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From page 363...
... Volberding became involved in the early AIDS epidemic in San Francisco and has worked primarily in the development of antiretroviral therapy but also in clinical trials in HIV-related malignancies. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and currently serves on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts for the Social Security Administration's Disability Programs.
From page 364...
... His research interests include clinical outcomes after foot-and-ankle surgery, Achilles tendon pathology, connective tissue disorders, patient comprehension, infection control, and residency training. He has published on Marfan syndrome and is a member of the Professional Advisory Board of The Marfan Foundation.
From page 365...
... Dr. Chopra is a recognized international expert on many of the complex pain conditions, including connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, Marfan syndrome, and complex regional pain syndrome.
From page 366...
... in applied anatomy and physiology from Boston University. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has served on numerous National Academies' committees, including the Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts for the Social Security Administration's Disability Programs, the Committee on the Use of Selected Assistive Products and Technologies in Eliminating or Reducing the Effects of Impairments, and the Planning Committee on Long-Term Health Effects Stemming from
From page 367...
... Petra M Klinge, M.D., Ph.D., is director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Division and director of the Research Center and Clinic for Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders at the Neurosurgery Foundation, and professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
From page 368...
... She is codirector of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry and serves on the medical advisory boards of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation and Little People of America. Cheryl Lynn Maier, M.D., Ph.D., is medical director of the Special Coagulation Laboratory and assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.
From page 369...
... She is a fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Her clinical interests include efforts to improve the surveillance, diagnosis, and management of individuals affected by immediate and delayed disorders and those who are susceptible to severe or recurrent infections, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of mast cell disorders in the context of connective tissue disorders.
From page 370...
... Singman practiced neuroophthalmology for 14 years in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was an attending neuro-ophthalmologist at the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital, as well as at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore's Comprehensive Concussion Clinic. Previously, he was associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and division chief at the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly clinic.


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