Issue date: November 15, 2007
A Long Island-based Chiropractor Offers Relief to Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases, Including CMT [Personal Profiles]
Recently, we spoke with Steven V. Macagnone, DC, LCP, a doctor who practices at Center Island Chiropractic in Jericho, NY.  We learned about this incredible health professional after a young girl with CMT named Sabrina experienced amazing results in a series of visits—without any invasive treatments or medications.  More...

Issue date: October 3, 2007
Sherri Backstrom: Founder of Disability-Friendly Yacht Charter Service [Personal Profiles]

In Part I of Sherri Backstrom's profile, we discuss the classic progression of Sherri’s CMT and how she has overcome many of her physical challenges and limitations to live a full and courageous life. In Part II, we explore Sherri’s quest to start her own exciting travel business, Waypoint Charters, a yacht charter service that provides exhilarating travel vacations to people with disabilities who want to explore the world by boat.

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Issue date: September 6, 2007
HNF Medical Advisory Board Profile: Dr. Sharon DeMuth [Personal Profiles]

Dr. Sharon DeMuth is assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy in the Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California.  She lives in Los Angeles with husband Hugh Watts.

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Issue date: August 21, 2007
HNF Medical Advisory Board Profile: Dr. Robert Chetlin [Personal Profiles]
Robert D. Chetlin, PhD, CSCS, HFI, is an Associate Professor at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he has a dual appointment in the Departments of Human Performance and Neurology.  In 2004, Dr. Chetlin received the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Foundation award for distinguished service to peripheral neuropathy patients and their families.  More...

Issue date: August 7, 2007
HNF Medical Advisory Board Profile: Dr. David E. Pleasure [Personal Profiles]
Recently, we caught up with Dr. David E. Pleasure, a Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at UC Davis and Director of Research at The Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California who lives in California with his wife Jeanette and three children: Sam, Josh and Rebecca. Although clinically trained in neurology, his focus of late has emphasized denervating and demyelinating diseases of childhood.  More...

Issue date: August 1, 2007
HNF Medical Advisory Board Bio: Daniel L. Farkas, PhD [Personal Profiles]
Daniel L. Farkas has also joined the ranks of HNF's Medical Advisory Board.  Farkas was trained in Theoretical Physics in Romania, and holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics and Biochemistry from the Weizmann Institute in Israel, where he received a number of honors (Yashinsky Outstanding Graduate Student Prize, EMBO and UNESCO fellowships, Aharon Katchalsky-Katzir Award).   More...

Issue date: July 26 2007
HNF Medical Advisory Board Profile: Jay S. Tung, Ph.D [Personal Profiles]
Jay S. Tung, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Drug Discovery at the Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF) in Saratoga, CA. He lives in Belmont, CA, just outside of San Francisco, with his wife Ellen and two kids, Jason and Megan. We caught up with Tung recently to ask him about his work at the MRF and about his partnership with the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation.  More...

Issue date: June 11,2007
CMT: A Disease with Many Faces, Part VII: John Kuwik [Personal Profiles]
John Kuwik, 61, is a licensed Professional Engineer, and the co-founder and president of a simulation software firm with four locations. Married for 38 years with one grown daughter, Kuwik lives in Hudson, Ohio, with his family.  More...