Advisory Councils
Meet the experts who guide our work
PMDA Advisory Councils
Physicians, experts, community leaders, care partners, and people with a movement disorder bring their expertise and experience to key areas of our work. Their diverse voices help us ensure that we are serving the needs of all perspectives within the Movement Disorders Ecosystem.

Meet the experts who guide our work
Hispanic Advisory Council
Spanish-speakers face additional barriers to health education and specialized care, and as a result, they are often under-represented in movement disorder research. These experts and advocates direct our efforts to create effective supports and build bonds of trust with Spanish-speaking people with a diagnosis and their families.

María De León, MD

María Cristina Ospina, MD

Juan Suarez, MA CCC-SLP

Mayra Torres

Sabela Avión Martínez

Lisbeth Garces

Juan Ramírez-Castañeda, MD

Ana María Tamayo

Ruby Rendón

Claudia Martinez

Paulina Gonzalez-Latapi, MD

Sergio Ramos, PT
Deepening knowledge and enhancing empathy
CME Planning Committee

Leslie Cloud, MD

Britt Stone, MD

Clarisse Goas, APRN-CNP

Jason Rivera

Kelly Papesh, MSN, DNP

Anissa Mitchell, LCSW
Broadening Access since 2022
Medication Access Consortium
A grassroots effort to broaden medication access through direct assistance to patients navigating care systems, education for healthcare professionals to reduce barriers in prescribing, and advocacy surrounding coverage changes that deny access to vital medications. This work has been evolving since 2022, when we first dove into surveying the community extensively on this issue.

Have An Idea?
We’re always looking for new perspectives to add to our network of partners! Let us know why you want to collaborate, and we’ll see if it’s a good fit.




