Medical Advisory Committee
The NORD Medical Advisory Committee is comprised of physician/researchers who share their experience and expertise on behalf of patients and families affected by rare diseases.
Sami I. Said, M.D. (Chair of MAC)
Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
State University of New York
Stony Brook Health Science Center
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Health Science Center
Specialty: Pulmonary & Critical Care
Frederick Askari, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Michigan Medical Center
Specialty: Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology
Garrett E. Bergman, M.D.
Sr. Director, Medical Affairs
Kedrion USA
Specialty: Hematological Disorders
Robert M. Campbell, Jr., M.D.
Division of Orthopaedics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Specialty: Orthopaedics
James F. Leckman, M.D.
Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology
Yale University
Yale Child Study Center
Specialty: Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Mary Jean Sawey, Ph.D.
Senior VP/Medical Director
ICCLOWE Inc.
Specialty: Rare Cancers
Mendel Tuchman, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mary Elizabeth McGehee Joyce Chair for Genetic Research
Children's National Medical Center
The George Washington University
Specialty: Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Susan Winter, M.D.
Medical Director of Medical
Genetics/Metabolism
Valley Children’s Hospital
Specialty: Medical Genetics/Metabolism
Doris T. Zallen, Ph.D.
Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Humanities
Virginia Tech
Specialty: Bioethics
