NHF’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) was created in 1954 to issue recommendations and advisories on treatment, research and other general health concerns for the bleeding disorders community.
MASAC is composed of physicians, scientists, and other medical professionals with a wide range of expertise on bleeding disorders, blood safety and infectious disease as well as representatives from government agencies, and people with bleeding disorders. It also comprises the chairs of NHF’s nursing, social work, and physical therapy working groups.
Over the years MASAC has issued more than 400 communications covering a wide range of medical issues, from prevention and treatment to infectious disease complications and women with bleeding disorders. Each year, MASAC establishes standard treatment guidelines. These are often referred to by international experts, medical schools, pharmacists, emergency room personnel, insurance companies and many others.
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Amy L. Dunn,MDChair, MASACNationwide Children's Hospitalphonemail
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Amy Wilson,MSW, LICSW, ACMChair, Social Work Working GroupUniversity of Minnesotaphonemail
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Bindu George,MD
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Bruce Luxon,MD, PhDHepatology RepresentativeGeorgetown Universityphonemail
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Cesar GarridoWFH Board PresidentWorld Federation of Hemophiliamail
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Courtney D. Thornburg,MD, MS
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Diane Nugent,MD
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Glenn F. Pierce,MD, PhD
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Janice Staber,MDUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinicsphonemail
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Jennifer Davila,MDThe Children's Hospital at Montefiorephonemail
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Jonathan C. Roberts,MDUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoriaphonemail
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Lora Joyner,MS, PT, PCSChair, Physical Therapy Working GroupEast Carolina Universityphonemail
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Mark Thomas Reding,MDUniversity of Minnesotaphonemail
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Mark Skinner,JD
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Maureen Baldwin,MD, MPHOB/GYNOregon Health & Science Universitymail
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Meera Chitlur,MD
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Megha Kaushal,MD, MSHS
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Michael Recht,, MD, PhD, MBA
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Michelle Sholzberg,MDCM, MSc, FRCPCForeign RepresentativeUnity Health Toronto St. Michael's Hospitalphonemail
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Ming Lim,MDUniversity of Utah Healthphonemail
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Paulette Bryant, MD
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Penni Jo Smith,MPA, BSN, RN-BCChair, Nursing Working GroupUtah Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders @ PCHphonemail
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Peter A. Kouides, MD,MDHTRS LiaisonMedical/Research DirectorMary M. Gooley HTCphonemail
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Robert Sidonio,MD, MSc.
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Rose Bender
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Shannon Meeks,MD
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TBA
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TBA,MDNHLBI LiaisonNational Institutes of Healthphonemail
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Tyler Buckner,MD, MSc
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W. Craig Hooper,PhDCDC LiaisonCenters for Disease Control and Preventionphonemail