Conference Speakers

Keri Aschoff, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor
Founder, Kind Works Counseling & Wellness, PLLC

Chronic Illness Coping Skills for Dysautonomia Teens

Mikaela Aschoff-Lee, MA-CMHC

Founder, Reason Rebels, LLC

Chronic Illness Coping Skills for Dysautonomia Teens

Stories of Hope

John N. Aucott, MD

Director, Lyme Disease Research Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Post-Treatment Lyme Syndrome and the Role of Dysautonomia

Anna Maria Bombardieri, MD, PhD, MSc

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Stanford University

Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks and their use in Long COVID, POTS & Dysautonomia

Jeff Boris, MD

Pediatric Autonomic Specialist
Jeffrey R. Boris MD, LLC

The Use of Medications in the Treatment of POTS

Kate Bourne, PhD

University of Calgary

Long Term Outcomes in POTS - 20 Years of Follow Up

Malcolm Brock, MD

Director, Hyperhidrosis Clinic
Professor of Surgery & Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Sodium Channel Gain of Function Variants in Hyperhidrosis, POTS, and other Multi-Generational Dysautonomias

Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperhidrosis in the Dysautonomia Population

Oliver Case, PhD

Cardiovascular Science and Neuroscience PhD
UCL Neurocardiology Centre, University College London, England

Vagal Modulation of Immune Function

Nancy L. Cavey, Esq.

ERISA Long-Term Disability and Social Security Disability Attorney
Law Office of Nancy L. Cavey

Know Your Rights: A Discussion Panel Addressing Common
Legal Matters that Impact People with Dysautonomia

Kamal Chémali, MD

Director, Autonomic Program and Laboratories
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Associate Professor of Neurology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Evaluation of Small Fiber Neuropathies in Dysautonomia Patients

Research Update: Identifying The Causes of Small Fiber Neuropathy in POTS

Meeryo Choe, MD, FAAN

Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology, at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Overview of Post-Concussive Autonomic Dysfunction

Tae Chung, MD

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director of the POTS Clinic
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Long COVID POTS Immunotherapy Trial Updates: Efgartidimod and IVIG

Glen Cook, MD, FAAN, FAAS CDR, MC, USN

Director of Neurology
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Associate Professor of Neurology
Uniformed Services University

Melissa Cortez, DO

Associate Professor of Neurology
University of Utah

Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Autonomic PT in Patients with POTS with and without Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM)

Todd Davenport, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA

Professor and Chair of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program, University of the Pacific

When Should We Push the Energy Envelope? Individualized Rehabilitation Approaches in ME/CFS and POTS

Kalavanya S. Dhruva, OTD

Department of Occupational Therapy, CHHSN
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Aquatherapy in POTS/Dysautonomia Rehabilitation

Liza Fisher

Board Member, Dysautonomia International
Co-Founder, BIPOC Equity Agency

Mindfulness, Music & Yoga for Dysautonomia Teens

Charlotte Florez

Director of Events, Dysautonomia International

Raffaello Furlan, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine
Humanitas University
Milan, Italy

Research Update: Vagus Nerve Stimulation in POTS

Brent Goodman, MD

Autonomic Neurologist
Honor Health

Clnical Approach to Autonomic Nervous System Disorders

Treatment of Autonomic and other Peripheral Neuropathies in Sjogren's Disease

Aashna Goyal

Research Assistant
The Heartbeat Clinic

Research Update: Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Orthostatic Intolerance

Blair Grubb, MD, FACC

Director, Syncope & Autonomic Disorders Clinic
Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
The University of Toledo Medical Center

Pacemakers: A Potential Approach to POTS, OH & NCS

Biomarkers in POTS

Madison B. Harris, OTD

Occupational Therapist
UCLA Health

The UCLA Approach to Pediatric Post-Concussive Dysautonomia Rehabilitation

Katja Karrento, MD

Director of Motility and Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Programs
Wisconsin Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin

Nausea, Vomiting & POTS: The Latest in Pediatric GI Research

Shannon Koplitz

Dysautonomia International

Know Your Rights: A Discussion Panel Addressing Common
Legal Matters that Impact Dysautonomia Patients

Amy Miles BSN, RN, CRNI, IgCN, VA-BC

National Manager of Clinical Education for AIS Healthcare

Amanda Miller, PhD

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Lebanon Valley College

Research Update: Service Dog Impacts on Quality of Life and Fall Frequency
in Dysautonomia

Nicole Miranda, PT, DPT

Affiliate Faculty
Doctoral Physical Therapy Program
Regis University

POTS Rehabilitation: Identifying Multisystem Complexity That
May Impact the Rehab Approach

Peter Novak, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital

The Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Autonomic Inflammatory Neuropathy

Mohammed Numan, MD

Professor, Pediatric Cardiology & Director, Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Skin Manifestations of Autonomic Disorders

Jay Pasricha, MBBS, MD

Professor & Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic

Autonomic dysfunction- the unifying link between gastrointestinal symptom severity in migraine, joint hypermobility and other disorders

Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, MTS, FACP

Founder and Medical Director
Minnesota Personalized Medicine

Clayton Powers, PT, DPT

Clayton Powers, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
University of Utah Health
Bateman Horne Center

A Gentle Start: Initiating Exercise Rehab With a Homebound or Bedridden Dysautonomia Patient

Satish Raj, MD, MSCI

Medical Director, Calgary Autonomic Investigation and Management Clinic
Director of Education, Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Professor of Cardiac Sciences
University of Calgary

Diagnosis & Mangement of POTS

Research Updates from the University of Calgary Autonomic Clinic