Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board for NLSD-M was established to offer expertise on scientific developments, to provide research oversight and assure that Gabby's Wonderful World policies and communications meet the highest standards of scientific rigor and accuracy.
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr Hassan Orhan Akman,
PhD- Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences (in Neurology) @ Columbia University Medical Center
Research: Currently working on diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disorders that cause neuromuscular disease, particularly glycogen storage disorders.
Education: Columbia University: Post Doctoral Training – Neurogenetics and Metabolic Disorders
Harvard Institutes of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Post Doctoral Training – Cancer Immunology
SUNY Health Science Center @ Brooklyn – Doctor of Philosophy – PhD – Anatomy and Cell Biology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – Anaerobic Microbiology
Middle East Technical University – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Bachelor of Science
https://www.neurology.columbia.edu/profile/hasan-o-akman-phd
Vice Chair
Gustavo H. B. Maegawa, MD, PhD, FACMG
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Columbia University Vagelos Physicians & Surgeons College of Medicine
630 West 168th Street, VP&S Bldg. 9-401C (office)/11-433 (Lab)
New York, NY 10032
P 212 342 3647
F 212-305-9058
https://www.gustavomaegawa.com/home
Vice Chair
Dr. Simona Treidler, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor in Neurology & Pediatrics @ SBUH
Dr. Treidler is board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Neuromuscular Medicine.
She has a special clinical interest in Neuromuscular disorders such as ALS and Duchene Muscular
Education: MD, Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila; Residency, Spitalul Clinic N. Gh. Lupu, AKA Spitalul Clinic Colentina, Neurology; Residency, St John’s Episcopal Hospital, IM-General Medicine; Residency, SUNY Downstate Medical Ctr, Neurology