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Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in News & Announcements
On Saturday, June 15, 2024, we hosted our Cleveland Patient Day for NMOSD & MOGAD in collaboration with Dr. Amy Kunchok, Dr. Mary Rensel and Dr. Justin Abbatemarco at Cleveland Clinic. Our in-person event was joined by 100+ attendees including patients, caregivers, family members and clinicians. Special thanks to our sponsors Amgen (platinum), Alexion, UCB, Genentech and EUROIMMUN US.
Meet our patient & caregiver speakers:
Donna (NMOSD) | Hannah (MOGAD) | Kayla (NMOSD) | Marion (NMOSD)
Maria (MOGAD) | Mary (NMOSD) | Michelle (NMOSD) | Nakeshia (MOGAD)
Barbara (MOGAD mom) | Brittany (MOGAD mom) | Chelsey (MOGAD sister & scientist) | Matthew (MOGAD dad) | Whitney (NMOSD mom)
Meet our clinician speakers:
Justin Abbatemarco, MD (Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center)
Hesham Abboud, MD (Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals)
Aaron Abrams, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
Francois Bethoux, MD (Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center)
Tracy J. Eicher, MD, MS (The Clinical Neuroscience Institute/Premier Health)
Amy Kunchok, MD, PhD (Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center)
Marisa McGinley, DO (Cleveland Clinic)
Jacqueline Nicholas, MD (OhioHealth)
Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD, FAAN (Cleveland Clinic)
Kelsey Poisson, MD (Nationwide Children’s Hospital)
Mary Rensel, MD (Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center)
Grace Tworek, Psy.D (Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center)
Meet our allied health professional speakers:
Desiree Chizmadia, NP
Christina Duncan, OTR/L, CDRS
Allyson Krueger, LSW MSW
This event was made possible with support from our sponsors:
Amgen (platinum sponsor), Alexion, UCB, Genentech and EUROIMMUN US.
Special thanks to Brigid Walters, Matt Kohlmann, Ted Rodenborn, Colette Higaki, Food for Thought and Paradise Flower Market. Thank you to our wonderful event volunteers, Chris, Gauri, Laura and Youssef.
