Cognitive Function in CFS. Gudrun Lange, MD

Social Security and Long Term Disability: A Truly Frustrating Process Barbara Comerford, Esq.

Patient Advocacy Initiative-Learn What You Can Do To Fight For Your Rights! Jill McLaughlin

Estrogen and Headaches: Do Hormones Cause Your Headaches? Madeleine Kitaj, MD

A Neurologist's Perspective on Pain Hellen Kim, MD

Orthostatic Tolerance: Why Am I Faint When I Stand? Craig McPherson, MD

Klimas is board certified in Internal Medicine and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. She is the director of the Allergy and Immunology Clinic, and is a licensed laboratory director in Florida. Dr. Klimas is also the Director of Research for the Clinical AIDS/HIV Research at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

A leader in the field of CFS research, Dr. Klimas is the principal investigator of the NIH Center for Multidisciplinary Studies of CFS Pathophysiology at the University of Miami.

Dr. Klimas has been appointed to the inter-agency CFS Coordinating Committee, chaired by the Surgeon General of the United States. She is the founding editor of the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Comerford is a graduate of Seton Hall Law School. Her NJ/NY law firm concentrates on long-term disability insurance claims (ERISA and Private Disability Insurance), social security disability, and government pensions. She regularly lectures on disability law.

Attorney Comerford has served on numerous Boards including the American Association of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the CFIDS Association of America and the New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association.

Attorney Comerford suffered from CFIDS and now considers herself largely recovered.

Lang has over 25 years of experience as a clinician, researcher, teacher and administrator. He was trained in Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Washington University in St. Louis.

He has over 10 years of academic experience as a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and at Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr. Lang was the Associate Director of the Clinical Research Center at Yale and is presently in private practice and a Clinical Associate Professor at Yale. He is nationally recognized in the field of Osteoporosis, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Lange is a clinical neuropsychologist and has a private practice in Newark, NJ. She is the Director of War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center in the DVA NJ Health Care System and an associate professor of radiology and psychiatry at UMDNJ.

She participates on many committees at the national and local level and has received NIH funding for her research.

Kitaj is a neurologist and Headache Specialist. She is the director and founder of the Kitaj Headache Center, LLC, a multi-disciplinary headache clinic combining patient treatment, physical therapy, and stress reduction classes, located in Southbury, CT.

Dr. Kitaj regularly lectures to peers, residents, students and patients. She is a member of multiple organizations and participates in research.

McLaughlin graduated from Northeastern University with a B.S. in Biology / Medical Technology. She became involved in patient advocacy after her family was affected by CFIDS.

Jill was a speaker at the 2004 AACFS
conference in Wisconsin and served on the AACFS advocacy panel.

From 1998-2004 Jill was the Executive Director of The National CFIDS Foundation. She has represented patients on a local and national level.

Peters-Gee is a board certified Urologist specializing in female urology and urinary incontinence. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan and currently practices at the Women's Health
Specialty Care in Farmington and Women's Health USA in Avon where she is the Director of the Continence Care Program.

Dr. Peters-Gee is an Associate Professor at UCONN Health Center. She is a researcher and lectures to health professionals and patients.

McPherson is a cardiologist / electrophysiologist. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his cardiology fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Service and the Director of Cardiology Fellowship at Bridgeport Hospital. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale.