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Posted by: The Sumaira Foundation in News & Announcements
On Sunday July 21st, 2024, we hosted our Atlanta Patient Day for NMOSD & MOGAD at the Emory Brain Health Center. Our in-person event hosted 75+ attendees including patients, caregivers, clinicians, advocates and industry representatives. Special thanks to our clinician collaborators: Dr. Grace Gombolay and Dr. Spencer Hutto from Emory, Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams from Joi Life Wellness Group and Dr. Douglas Stuart from Atlanta Neuroscience Institute (ANI) This event was made possible with support from Amgen, Alexion and UCB.
Meet our patient & caregiver speakers:
Avery (MOGAD), Carla (NMOSD), Ciji (MOGAD), Jaylah (NMOSD), Lilly (NMOSD) and Mimi (NMOSD)
Jade (NMOSD mom) and Beth (NMOSD mom)
Meet our clinician speakers:
Dr. Jill Conway (Novant Health)
Dr. Grace Gombolay (Emory Healthcare/Children’s Hospital of Atlanta)
Dr. Madeleine Hebert (Emory Healthcare/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
Dr. Spencer Hutto (Emory Healthcare)
Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams (Joi Life Wellness Group)
Dr. Varun Kannan (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
Dr. Enoch Leung (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
Dr. Douglas Stuart (Atlanta Neuroscience Institute)
Dr. Melissa Wright (University of Utah Health)
Meet our allied health professional speakers:
Gwen Carr, MSN, RN (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
Jimmy Nguyen, OD (Emory Healthcare)
Tracy Schaffer, DNP, RN (University of Utah Health)
Yuri Shishido, PhD, ABPP-CN (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
This event was made possible with support from our sponsors:
Amgen (platinum sponsor), Alexion, and UCB.
Special thanks to the Emory Brain Health Center team, Joey Appie (photography), Cymone Coker (caterer), The Recording Service (AV) and our fabulous volunteers – Lauren, Ravi, Jack and Kayla.
