NFCA Scientific/Medical Advisory Board

Rita Balice-Gordon, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania Medical School

Anthony J. Di Marino, MD
Division Director
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Thomas Jefferson University

Jan Erikson, PhD
Professor
Immunology Program
The Wistar Institute

Nancy Patin Falini, MA, RD, LDN
Registered Dietician, Private Practice
    Specializiing in Celiac Disease
Consultant/Author/Lecturer

Alessio Fasano, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Medical Director, Center for Celiac Research
University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research

Paolo Fortina, MD, PhD
Clinical Genomics Core, Director
Center for Translational Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University

Marla J. Gold, MD
Dean, School of Public Health
Drexel University

Gary M. Gray, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Emeritus
Stanford University School of Medicine
Scientific Director
Celiac Sprue Research Foundation

Peter Green, MD
Director, Celiac Disease Center
Columbia University

Edward Hoffenberg, MD
Director, Center for Pediatric IBD
The Children's Hospital
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Bana Jabri, MD, PhD
Department of Pathology
University of Chicago

Martin F. Kagnoff, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director, Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology
University of California at San Diego

Donald D. Kasarda, PhD
Collaborator
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ciaran P. Kelly, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Blumgart Firm
Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Cynthia Kupper, RD, CD
Executive Director
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America

Ted Malahias, DDS
Dental Consultant
Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University

Ramasamy Manikam, PhD
Director, Center for Feeding Disorders
St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children
Board Member
Center for Celiac Research
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Stanton Miller, MD, MPH
Physician Advisor
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center

Ludvig M. Sollid, MD
Professor, Institute of Immunology
Rikshospitalet University Hospital
University of Oslo

Warren Strober, MD
Section Chief
The Mucosal Immunity Section
National Institutes of Health

Ritu Verma, MD
Section Chief
Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

NIH Liaison
Stephen P. James, MD
Director, Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health

Program Advisors
Rita Balice-Gordon, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania Medical School

Bana Jabri, MD, PhD
Department of Pathology
University of Chicago

Joseph A. Murray, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine