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csn medical advisory council

The purpose of the Medical Advisory Council is to review grant submissions to determine their relevance and application to the core mission of The Cure Starts Now. They act to monitor and determine the framework of the grant process and then evaluate submissions bi-annually based upon funding abilities determined by the board. Once approved, this council then makes recommendations based on budget ability to the Strategic Advisory Council for approval.


Gavin Baumgardner, DO

Gavin Baumgardner, DO completed his education at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine with residency at Doctors Hospital. He is currently with Ohio Health in the capacity of an Internal Medicine Hospitalist. He is Chair of the CSN Medical Advisory Council.

Pat Adams

Pat Adams is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. In January of 2007, his daughter, Madeline, was diagnosed with DIPG. As a member of the Medical Advisory Council, Pat promises to keep the needs of families at hand as he serves.

Alberto Broniscer, MD

Alberto Broniscer, MD is an Associate Member of Oncology with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. He specializes in pediatric high-grade glioma research.

Stewart Goldman, MD

Medical director, Neuro-oncology, Gus Foundation Chair of Neuro-oncology; Associate professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

Nicholas Joseph Gottardo, MB ChB, FRACP, PhD

Consultant Paediatric Oncologist & Senior Research Fellow, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Daniel McPherson, PhD

Daniel McPherson, PhD studied organic chemistry and biochemistry at Auburn University before becoming a Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Nuclear Medicine. Then after taking a position as Health Science Administrator for the National Institutes of Health with input into the grant administration position, he then moved to Cincinnati where he now operates as Section Head of Radiochemistry for a local drug company.

Roger J. Packer, MD

Children's National Medical Center, Senior Vice President, Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine; Director, Brain Tumor Institute; Director, Daniel and Jennifer Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Institute; Principal Investigator, Center for Neuroscience Research (CNR); Children's Research Institute (CRI)
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