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Neuro-Immune
Dysfunction Syndromes Scientific
Board Members & Specialists
Available for
Interviews by Appointment Only
NIDS-RI Scientific Board Members
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Michael Goldberg, M.D.
Pediatrician, Teaching
staff Cedars-Sinai / UCLA Medical Centers
President - Neuro-Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (NIDS) Research
Institute Scientific Board
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Dr. Goldberg pioneered the use of neuro-immune
agents to treat children diagnosed with autism, attention deficit,
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other similar diseases.
In his 20 years of treating patients, many have shown dramatic
improvement to the point that the symptoms for which they first
sought medical treatment have been significantly reduced or
have disappeared. Dr. Goldberg is an expert in NIDS, the NIDS-RI
protocol and the successful treatment of children with NIDS.
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Jeffrey Galpin, M.D.
Clinical Associate
Professor of Medicine/University of Southern California
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An
internationally recognized researcher and physician, Dr. Galpin’s
career accomplishments include developing the first gene therapy
for AIDS and co-developing a drug for AIDS. He is currently
working with the NIDS board to prove that immune modulating
therapies are a viable treatment option for the autistic population
and other connected adult neuro-immune disorders.
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Julie Griffith, M.D.
Pediatric Neurologist/Northern
California
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Dr.
Griffith is a pediatric neurologist in Northern California.
She provides neuro-cognitive insights
and assists the NIDS-RI with the selection of cognitive evaluation
tools to support therapeutic
and clinical trials.
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Byron
Hyde, M.D.
Director
of Nightingale Research Foundation/Ottawa, Canada
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Dr.
Hyde specializes in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis.
He has written one of the leading textbooks on this often
misunderstood condition. He provides
the NIDS-RI with clinical input regarding protocols
and immune profiles currently under development.
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Nancy Klimas, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
Psychology, Microbiology and Immunology/University of Miami
School of Medicine and the Miami VA Medical Center
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Dr.
Klimas is a clinical immunologist whose work in associating
the degree of immune activation with severity of cognitive dysfunction
has led to the study of potential mechanisms
relative to these findings. These observations are being translated
into clinical trials that will aid in finding treatments for
symptoms of cognitive dysfunction through
immune-based therapies
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Ismael Mena, M.D.
Professor Emeritus/University
of California – Los Angeles/Director of Nuclear Medicine/Las
Condes Clinic – Santiago, Chili
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A
professor of radiology services at UCLA for more than 20 years,
Dr. Mena has published a host of articles related to neuro-imaging
in both autism and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Long considered a leader in this field, he possesses one of
the most comprehensive pediatric NeuroSPECT scan databases,
with controls, in the world. This scan is critical in the diagnosis
and treatment of neuro-immune disorders
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James
Oleske, M.D.
Chairman
of Immunology/Department of Pediatrics at the University of
Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
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A specialist in autism, ADD and
chronic fatigue syndrome, Dr. Oleske offers NIDS-RI clinical
and research resources, and a significant experience base with
these afflictions.
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Vijendra Singh, Ph.D.
Professor/Biotechnology
Center at Utah State University
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Dr. Singh is working on auto-immune theories
for autism at the Biotechnology Center at Utah State University.
With more than 20 years experience in neurobiology and immunology
research, he serves on the Scientific Board of the Autism Autoimmunity
Project.
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Other NIDS Specialists
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David Gregory
Founder of NIDS-RI
& Parent of NIDS Child
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A founder of NIDS-RI, Gregory’s son was diagnosed
with autism more than 10 years ago. Gregory can discuss parenting
a NIDS child as well as the goals of NIDS-RI.
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Marcia
Ryan
Parent of NIDS child
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Ryan’s son was diagnosed with autism in kindergarten,
testing in just the third percentile for speech. Now a seventh
grader earning A’s in accelerated classes, Ryan’s son is no
longer considered autistic. Ryan can discuss the complexities
of parenting a child diagnosed with autism, and later NIDS,
and how the NIDS-RI protocol helped her child.
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Parents
of children in the following cities can discuss their success
with the NIDS protocol:
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| Baltimore |
Chicago |
Los
Angeles |
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| Louisville |
Santa
Rosa, CA |
Minneapolis |
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| Washington,
DC |
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