Board Members and Scientific/Medical Advisory Committee

PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Board Members:

Left to right: Tom Butler, Dike Ajiri, Joanne Grieme, Scott Malat, Becky Long, Ricky Safer, Lee Bria, Rachel Gomel and David Rhodes. Not pictured: Deb Wente, Chris Klug and Dr. Greg Everson. (Photo courtesy K Pearlman Photography)

Dike Ajiri

Dike Ajiri has been the Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Doctors since 2000, and has been with the company since 1995. Mobile Doctors makes house calls to geriatric patients in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Mr. Ajiri received his B.Sc. degree in Business/Entrepreneurship from Miami (Ohio) University.

Mr. Ajiri was diagnosed with PSC in 2002. He serves on the board of PSC Partners Seeking a Cure so he can actively help in seeking a cure for PSC. Mr. Ajiri’s board responsibilities include coordinating volunteers, participating on the Investment Committee and leading the PSC Partners email communications.

Mr. Ajiri enjoys playing tennis and thinks his body will be able to withstand one or two more rugby games next year. Mr. Ajiri has a wonderful wife, Rilee, and two small boys, Jaxon and Elijah. Dike can be reached at: volunteers@pscpartners.org.

Lee Bria

Lee Bria received her BS degree from Quinnipiac University and practiced as a Registered Physical Therapist in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ms. Bria met her husband Dr. William Bria, a pulmonary critical care specialist, while working as a Chest Physical Therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ms. Bria’s older son, Bill went off to college and became ill the second semester of his junior year. The Brias were devastated to learn that he had UC and PSC. The diagnosis came in May of 2004 and by June of 2005, Bill continued to suffer greatly. It was a very difficult year. While all this was happening, Ms. Bria started working with Ricky Safer and Dr. David Rhodes on the very first PSC Partners Seeking a Cure conference, which was held April, 2005. Ms. Bria’s son was in crisis and all she wanted to do was raise the money needed for the research that would lead to a better treatment for PSC. Today Ms. Bria is still passionate about raising research dollars to brighten the future of PSC patients.

Tom Butler

Tom Butler has 28 years of finance, accounting, and taxation expertise in a broad range of industries from high tech to non-profit. Tom received his Bachelors Degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a Masters Degree in Financial Management from the University of Maryland University College. He is an Enrolled Agent, the only tax professionals licensed directly by the Internal Revenue Service. Tom is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, the Virginia Society of Enrolled Agents, and is a Fellow of the National Tax Practice Institute, one of only 2,000 tax practitioners nationwide to receive such a designation.

For seven years he built an award-winning accounting practice in northern Virginia while fighting a lengthy battle with PSC. Monthly hospitalizations eventually forced him to leave the firm as the devastating effect of PSC entered its final stages. He and a partner started Acumen Accounting, Inc., late in 2008, shortly before Tom received a life saving living donor liver transplant in December. Tom’s supportive family includes his wife Kathy and young adult sons, Michael and Joe.

Tom credits PSC Partners with helping him prepare for transplant, giving opportunities to assist others with this disease, and building dozens of new, lifelong friendships. He is honored and privileged to serve as the treasurer of PSC Partners.

Dr. Greg Everson

Dr. Greg Everson is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of Hepatology at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Everson’s clinical and research interests encompass a wide range of topics in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. Dr. Everson has authored several patient-help books, Living with Hepatitis C: A Survivor’s Guide, Living with Hepatitis B: A Survivor’s Guide, Living with Hemochromatosis, and over 300 manuscripts, editorials, and book chapters. Dr. Everson received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of North Dakota and his M.D. degree from Cornell Medical College. Dr. Everson’s post-doctoral training included a residency in Internal Medicine at Creighton University, Omaha, NE, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Colorado. Dr. Everson is a fulltime, member of the faculty of the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado. Dr. Everson has experience with other boards and patient support groups, such as the American Liver Foundation, and the HepC Connection. He became involved with PSC Partners because Ricky and Don Safer convinced him that the foundation would become a reality and help patients and families.

Rachel Gomel

Rachel Gomel’s commitment to PSC Partners began in 2008 when she attended the Jacksonville conference. Rachel holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Her Ph.D. work at McGill University was cross-disciplinary (in Philosophy of History, Comparative Literature, and Literary Criticism) and earned her three Canada Council awards. She left McGill University shortly after her third child was born.

She has been involved in many community projects and in teaching literature. She was on the board of the Atwater Children Libraries that serve underprivileged sections of Montreal. During her eleven years as volunteer and four years as head of the local YMCA Advisory Board, she ran a youth swim team, organized self-help workshops and conference series for the public. Rachel organized city-wide running races to bring awareness and funds to the special needs of single moms with special-need children. Over the years, she has advised and mentored many college-bound young people. Her husband, three children and their families are the center of her life.

Joanne Grieme

Joanne Grieme’s son was diagnosed with PSC at the age of 15. It was only a year and a half after his diagnosis that he received a liver transplant. There was no local support for the Griemes and very little information to be found. Shortly thereafter, Ms. Grieme co-founded the Allegheny Division of the American Liver Foundation. Ms. Grieme has served as treasurer, board member, and now serves as President of the Alleghany ALF.

Although Ms. Grieme wants to help all those with liver disease through support, education, and raising funds for research, her heart is focused on PSC. Ms. Grieme’s position with PSC Partners gives her the opportunity to help in the fight against PSC. Ms. Grieme spends much of her time volunteering, but continues to work in her established family business in the aviation industry. Ms. Grieme was selected as a Community Champion for her local non-profit work and also received the 2008 Tribute to Excellence award from the American Liver Foundation. Ms. Grieme’s family is a very big part of her life, and includes husband Steve, two sons (Scott and Todd), daughter (Marcy) and family dogs.

Chris Klug

Chris Klug is proud to have helped pioneer the sport of snowboarding and participate in its progress during the past twenty-five years. Mr. Klug’s next goal is to return to his third Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C. and vie for a different colored medal in February 2010. As a nine-year liver transplant recipient, Mr. Klug believes it is important to include the life-saving message of organ and tissue donation in all that he does. Mr. Klug is a two-time US Olympian—he was an Olympic Bronze Medalist in Salt Lake City, Utah (eighteen months after his liver transplant from PSC) and placed 6th in the Nagano, Japan, 1998 Winter Olympics. Mr. Klug’s awards include: 2009 US National Snowboarding PGS Champion, ten time US National Champion, five time Snowboard World Cup Champion, and 2002 Olympic Spirit Award Recipient. Mr. Klug is also the author of the book, To the Edge and Back, the filmmaker and producer of Ride of Your Life, and is currently working on Carve, a TV special and documentary project, showcasing alpine snowboarding. Chris Klug is the founder and chairman of the Chris Klug Foundation www.chrisklugfoundation.org.

Rebecca Long

Rebecca Long joined the PSC Partners Board in February, 2008. She graduated with honors from the University of Michigan and received her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Ms. Long practiced commercial litigation for several years before turning her focus to patient advocacy and non-profit advising. Her legal experience includes working closely with medical professionals. Ms. Long currently serves as the Chair of the Legal/Advocacy Committee and co-chaired the 2009 PSC Partners conference for patients and caregivers in conjunction with Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Her particular interests are in physician outreach and patient education.

Becky resides in Chicago where she is on the Board of Directors for the American Liver Foundation, Great Lakes Division-Illinois, and also serves as President of the Associate Board. She can be reached at outreach@pscpartners.org.

Scott Malat

Scott Malat’s wife was diagnosed with PSC in 2005. Mr. Malat and his wife found themselves faced with a scary problem that they knew nothing about. Information about the disease was extremely hard to find and what information they did find only added to their stress. The Malats decided to attend the PSC Partners conference in Pittsburgh and found it was truly a life-changing experience. Mr. Malat jumped at the chance to work with the extraordinary people that they met, and help find a cure. Mr. Malat hopes to use his experiences in business and finance to help the organization to continue to grow.

Mr. Malat is currently a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co, and works as the senior equity research analyst covering the transportation sector. Prior to holding his position in the transportation sector, Mr. Malat worked as an analyst in retail and telecom areas. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Malat covered the restaurant sector at UBS. Scott received a BS from Cornell University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

David Rhodes

Dr. David Rhodes received both his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Manchester University in Manchester, England. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Botany and his Ph.D. degree in Plant Physiology/Biochemistry. Dr. Rhodes is currently a Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Currently his research is focused on understanding the biochemistry of floral scent, and the use of isotopes to study metabolism in plant cells. He has published over 70 research papers in scientific journals, and has co-authored over 16 book chapters. He has been a recipient of NSF, DOE, and USDA research grants. Dr. Rhodes has served as reviewer for numerous scientific journals and grant proposals. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Rhodes teaches four courses at Purdue University including a class on Grants and Grantsmanship. For additional information about his research and teaching see: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/rhodcv/index.htm.

Dr. Rhodes became involved with PSC Partners Seeking a Cure because his son was diagnosed with PSC in 2003. Together with his wife, Judy, he maintains the PSC Literature (www.psc-literature.org). Dr. Rhodes can be reached at research@pscpartners.org

Ricky Safer

After having led the life of a health nut for decades, Ricky Safer was shocked to receive her PSC diagnosis in 2003, and then to discover that there was little accurate information or support available for PSC patients. Still reeling from her recent diagnosis, Ms. Safer decided she didn’t want to wait around to see if things would improve. In 2004, with the help of her family, her hepatologist (Dr. Everson) and two friends from the support group (Lee Bria and David Rhodes), Ms. Safer co-founded PSC Partners Seeking A Cure. Ms. Safer’s years of volunteering with CCFA locally and nationally and her position on the board of the Donor Awareness Council provided her with the background to get PSC Partners Seeking a Cure off the ground. Ms. Safer has served on the Nutritional Panel for CCFA, and also received the CCFA Sigman award.

Ms. Safer feels extremely lucky to have her family as her loyal support group and constant helpers. One of her greatest joys is spending time with her family—her husband (Don), daughter and son-in-law (Elissa and Steven), son and daughter-in-law (Adam and Sue), and grandkids (Sam, Lily, and Rowan). Ms. Safer enjoys her role as President of PSC Partners, and continues to be passionate about finding a cure for PSC, and making life better for all PSCers. In Ms. Safer’s other life, she teaches foreign languages and provides cross-cultural training at the University of Denver. Ms. Safer received her B.A. in French with honors from the University of Michigan, and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Johns Hopkins University. Ricky can be reached at contactus@pscpartners.org.

Deb Wente

Deb Wente’s daughter, Samantha, was diagnosed with PSC in 2004 at the age of 10. Fortunately, Samantha has been and continues to be primarily asymptomatic. The shock at being handed a pamphlet discussing a life expectancy of 10 years after diagnosis of PSC led Ms. Wente to the Internet. Ms. Wente feels thankful that she quickly found PSC Partners. Soon after that, Ms. Wente and her husband attended the first PSC Partners conference in Denver, just 8 months after their daughter was diagnosed with PSC. Although it was a difficult time, Ms. Wente was pleased to find a role in PSC Partners Seeking a Cure as Treasurer.

A heartfelt thank you to our passionate and dedicated Board of Directors for guiding us in all the major decisions for the foundation.

PSC Partners Scientific/Medical Advisory Committee

Dr. Dennis Black

Dr. Dennis Black, a pediatric hepatologist, is the James Dustin Buckman Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Dr. Black serves as Director of the Children’s Foundation Research Center of Memphis, as well as Vice President for Research for Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and Associate Director of the UTHSC Clinical and Translational Science Institute. His research and clinical interests are neonatal lipid metabolism and pediatric liver disease and transplantation. He is Associate Director of the Musette and Allen Morgan, Jr. Foundation for the Study of PSC and Study Chair for the STOPSC multicenter consortium. He has had continuous NIH research funding for the past 18 years. He has served on several grant review committees, including those for the NIH, American Liver Foundation, NASPGHAN, and the American Heart Association. He served as a member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Physiology: GI and Liver Physiology from 2003 to 2009.

Dr. Christopher L. Bowlus

Dr. Christopher Bowlus specializes in the study and treatment of liver diseases, specifically autoimmune liver diseases, including primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). His research interests are aimed at elucidating the immunogenetic basis of these diseases and developing new therapies for the treatment of these disorders. Dr. Bowlus is currently an Associate Professor and Fellowship Program Director in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UC Davis Medical Center. Dr. Bowlus received his MD degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis Medical Center and completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Yale University, School of Medicine. Dr. Bowlus is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Bowlus has been involved in numerous research studies, including a study for Prometheus Laboratories comparing the prevalence rates of serologic markers in patients with PSC and IBD to PSC without IBD and a matched cohort of IBD without PSC. Dr. Bowlus has published numerous papers.

Dr. Kapil Chopra

Dr Kapil Chopra is a board certified physician in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. He is currently the Clinical Director of Hepatology and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Thomas C. Starzl Transplantation Institute in Pittsburgh, PA. He is actively involved in several endeavors related to various aspects of liver disease such as: the care of patients with liver disease, prior to and after liver transplantation; its educational aspects, mentoring trainees in gastroenterology and hepatology and participation in community educational programs; its research aspects, leading several research projects in liver disease, including PSC.

Dr. Steven Deitch

Steven B. Deitch has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Dr. Deitch was clinically trained by hospitals affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and was trained as a fellow in neurovirology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He is a board member of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Industry Liaison Advisory Board.

Dr Deitch is a co-founder and CEO of Doctor to Doctor Sales Solutions, a medical contract sales company. He has also worked as the Director of Medical Informatics for Inteck, Inc., a provider of healthcare information technology consulting. He served as the Senior Medical Advisor for DigitalMed, a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation. As a pioneer in information technology, Dr. Deitch also co-founded freewebcentral.com, which was selected by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2000, as one of their “Top 100 Websites” for small businesses.

Dr. Greg Everson

Dr. Greg Everson received his MD degree from Cornell Medical College, NY, and is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of Hepatology at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Everson has published over 300 original papers, books, and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals that include Hepatology, Clinics in Liver Disease, Gastroenterology, Journal of Hepatology, New England Journal of Medicine, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Expert Reviews in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. In conjunction with Hedy Weinberg, he has co-authored 5 editions of the popular “self-help” book, Living with Hepatitis C: A Survivor’s Guide, for patients and families. He is an invited speaker and has presented his work at clinical and scientific meetings nationally and internationally. He is a principal investigator for both the HALT-C trial (Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis) and the A2ALL study (Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation study) for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and numerous other clinical trials. Dr. Everson is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Society of Transplantation, the International Liver Transplant Society, and the International Association for the Study of the Liver. In addition, he is a member of both the Transplant Hepatology Committee of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the standing panel for accreditation appeals in the specialty of Internal Medicine/Transplant Hepatology of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Everson is also a board member of PSC Partners Seeking a Cure.

Dr. Aubrey Goldstein

Dr. Aubrey Goldstein obtained his B.Sc. in Biology and M.Sc. in Clinical Biochemistry from the University of Windsor. Dr. Goldstein obtained his MD from McMaster University’s Medical School, completing an Internship in Hamilton the following year. He practiced Emergency Medicine at the Salvation Army Grace Hospital in Windsor. He was also in General Practice in Windsor. After moving to Ottawa, Dr. Goldstein started working for SCO Health Services at the Elisabeth Bruyere Centre as Director of the Dialysis program. At the same time, he was employed as Medical Review Officer for the Therapeutics Products Directorate of Health Canada. He then moved to the Clinical Trials Unit at TPD, HC. Part of his review work involves the areas of immunosuppressants, drugs for gastrointestinal, arthritic diseases, and oncology. Eighteen years after developing PSC, he received a liver transplant in May, 1998. He returned to work for SCOHS at St. Vincent’s Hospital working in Complex Continuing Care. He is currently President of the Medical Staff at Bruyere Continuing Care, which comprises two hospitals and two Long Term Care facilities. His clinical works include a Wound Care Program and a Restorative Care Program. He is married to Caroline Vanneste and both are active in volunteer work, while enjoying outdoor and wilderness activities such as hiking, canoe camping, cross country skiing, and adventure travel. He has won medals in several Transplant Games.

Dr. Richard Green

Dr. Richard Green is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Hepatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He graduated with an undergraduate degree from Duke University and subsequently graduated from the Duke University Medical School with a degree in Medicine. He undertook his Internal Medicine training at Northwestern University, where he also served as the Chief Medical Resident. His Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship training was at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. He subsequently served as an Instructor of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Dr. Green is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University and is also Chief of the Division of Hepatology at Northwestern University.

Dr. Green has been actively involved in clinical and basic investigations of cholestatic liver disease, metabolic liver diseases and fatty liver disorders. His current research efforts focus on the genetics and molecular mechanisms of cholestatic and fatty liver disorders. He is Chair of the Cholestatic Liver Disorders Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), and is the former Chair of the Liver-Biliary Council of the American Gastroenterological Association. He also served as an Associate Editor for the journal Hepatology from 2001-2006. He has authored over 50 original articles, book chapters and reviews on a wide range of hepatic disorders.

Dr. Denise M. Harnois

Dr. Denise Harnois received her medical degree from the medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and then received Internal Medicine training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. After completing a fellowship in Hepatology and Transplant Medicine at Mayo Clinic, she joined the staff at Mayo Clinic Florida in 1998. Dr. Harnois is board certified in Transplant Hepatology and Gastroenterology and focuses her interest in the areas of cholestatic liver diseases (including primary sclerosing cholangitis) and hepatobiliary malignancies. She has been a well-recognized resource for patients and physicians in her region through her efforts in outreach and academic work in these areas.

Dr. Gideon Hirschfield

Dr. Gideon Hirschfield is a Clinician Investigator at the Liver Center, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada. He was trained in the UK where he studied first at Oxford and then at Cambridge University. He has a PhD from the University of London, and completed his Gastroenterology and Hepatology training predominantly while working on the Liver Transplant Program, Addenbrooke`s Hospital, Cambridge. In addition to being a General Hepatologist, he has a particular interest in autoimmune liver disease and cholestasis, running the Autoimmune Liver Disease Clinic and research program. This area of Hepatology includes autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and autoimmune pancreatitis.

Dr. Johannes R. Hov

Dr. Johannes R. Hov is a fellow at the Norwegian PSC research center in the Clinic for Specialized Medicine and Surgery at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet (www.rikshospitalet.no/nopsc), where he has served since its foundation in 2007. Dr. Hov's research focuses are in primary sclerosing cholangitis, functional genetics, biomarkers, and autoimmune mechanisms. He received his medical degree from the University of Oslo in 2003 and performed compulsory military service in the Norwegian army from 2004-2005. Dr. Hov has also served as a guest researcher in the lab for Experimental Hepatology at the University Clinic in Dusseldorf, Germany with Dr. Dieter Haussinger.

Dr. Keith Lindor

Dr. Keith Lindor, M.D. currently serves as Dean of the Mayo Medical School and is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Doctor Lindor received a Bachelor’s of Chemistry degree from the University of Minnesota and his MD degree from Mayo Medical School. Following this, he was a resident in internal medicine at Bowman Grey School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. Before starting his Gastroenterology Fellowship at Mayo, he served a year in the Indian Health Service in Southern Arizona.

Doctor Lindor’s interests include cholestatic liver diseases in adults, particularly primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis as well as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The focus of his research work is primarily on clinical trials and means of optimizing the medical management of patients with these disorders.

Doctor Lindor currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Hepatology and has previously served as Senior Associate Editor for Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He also serves on the editorial board of Gastroenterology and Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. He has served on numerous committees for the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and also the American Liver Foundation.

Dr. Stephen Miller

Dr. Stephen Miller graduated magna cum laude with a BS in mathematics from UNISA in South Africa, and summa cum laude with an MD from the University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Miller completed his residency and completed his board certification in Internal Medicine from Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, and received his fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology from Chicago Medical School. Dr. Miller served as Attending Physician at VA Hospital, North Chicago, Illinois, and Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology, at Chicago Medical School. Dr. Miller then served as Executive Director, R&D; Senior Director, International Marketing Operations; and Senior Director, International Business Operations and Pharmaceutical Discovery for GD Searle, Inc. in Chicago, IL. Dr. Miller then co-founded and served as Chief Medical Officer of Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company listed on NASDAQ, until its private acquisition in 2000. Today, Dr. Miller has a tertiary concierge medicine practice and a private equity business (health care infrastructure and services; quantitative securities operations).

Dr. David Rhodes

Dr. David Rhodes received both his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Manchester University, in Manchester, England. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Botany, and his Ph.D. degree in Plant Physiology/Biochemistry. Dr. Rhodes is currently a Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. His present research is focused on understanding the biochemistry of floral scent, and the use of isotopes to study metabolism in plant cells. He has published over 70 research papers in scientific journals, and has co-authored over 16 book chapters. He has been a recipient of NSF, DOE, and USDA research grants. Dr. Rhodes has served as reviewer for numerous scientific journals and grant proposals. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Rhodes teaches four courses at Purdue University: including a class on Grants and Grantsmanship. For additional information about his research and teaching, see: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/rhodcv/index.htm. Dr. Rhodes became involved with PSC Partners Seeking a Cure because his son was diagnosed with PSC in 2003. Together with his wife, Judy, he maintains the PSC Literature (www.psc-literature.org) website.

Dr. Don Safer

Dr. Don Safer is a board certified endodontist who has been practicing endodontics in private practice for over forty years. He received his dental training and specialty degrees from the University of Michigan. Currently he is also teaching at the University of Colorado Dental School and the VA Hospital in Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Safer has been involved in a variety of community service activities. Currently, he is serving as a board member of Delta Dental. He also has been a board member for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America for ten years, acting as its president for several years. Dr. Safer has received numerous awards and recognition for his service, including Runner-up Ethical Businessman of the Year from the Denver Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award, and the Sigman Award for his work with CCFA. Dr. Safer has also been selected to be the regional spokesperson for the American Association of Endodontists to speak on behalf of the association, and he has been featured on local television and radio programs.

Thank you to all our Scientific/Medical Advisory Committee members for sharing their time and expertise with us to direct the path of our research program in order to find new treatments and a cure for PSC.

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