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Introducing our expert contributors

Last updated: 6th Apr 2026

Our learning resources are created in partnership with leading clinicians and faculty members from around the world. Take a look at the expert advisors, and click on their names to access relevant resources.

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Jeffrey Allen, MD.pngJeffrey Allen

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. Chairman, GBS/CIDP Foundation International.

 

Frederik BarkhofFrederik Barkhof

Professor in Neuroradiology, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC). Leads the Queen Square MS Centre Trial Unit, University College London, UK.

 

Michael BarnettMichael Barnett

Professor of Neurology and Director of the MS Clinic and MS Clinical Trials Unit, Brain and Mind Centre (BMC), University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Consultant neurologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.

 

Fabrizio De BenedettiFabrizio De Benedetti

Head, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy. Member, International Scientific Advisory Board for UCAN CAN-DU.

 

Professor Ralph BenedictRalph Benedict

Board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and Director of Neuropsychological Services, Department of Neurology, School of Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA.

 

Petter BrodinPetter Brodin

Professor of Pediatric Immunology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Garfield Weston Chair of Neonatology.

 

Dr Wallace BrownleeWallace Brownlee

Consultant neurologist and clinical lead for the Multiple Sclerosis Service, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. Honorary Associate Professor, University College London Institute of Neurology.

 

Helmut ButzkuevenHelmut Butzkueven

Van Cleef Roet Chair of Neuroscience and Head of the Department of Neuroscience at Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Director of Neurology at Alfred Health.

 

Massimiliano CalabreseMassimiliano Calabrese

Professor of Neurology and Lead of the Regional Multiple Sclerosis Center, University of Verona, Italy.

 

Jorge CorrealeJorge Correale

Head of Neuroimmunology, Neurological Research Institute Fleni, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Professor at the School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Buenos Aires University.

 

Heidi CraytonHeidi Crayton

Neurologist specializing in MS. Established the MS Center of Greater Washington, Vienna, Virginia, USA.

 

Fatma DedeogluFatma Dedeoglu

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Staff Clinician, Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH).

 

Prof. Nicola De StefanoNicola De Stefano

Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Siena, Italy.

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Peter Fasching, MDPeter Fasching

Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics Translational Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen and Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Germany.

 

Professor Anthony FeinsteinAnthony Feinstein

Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Karen Gelmon, MD, FRCPCKaren Gelmon

Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Medical Oncologist, British Columbia Cancer Agency.

 

Professor Gavin GiovannoniGavin Giovannoni

Professor of Neurology, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK.

 

Kerstin HellwigKerstin Hellwig

Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital / Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.

 

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christophChristoph Kleinschnitz

Consultant Neurologist and Head of the Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Essen, Germany.

 

Dawn LangdonDawn Langdon

Professor of Neuropsychology, Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Honorary Professor, Preventative Neurology Unit, Wolfson Institute, Queen Mary University of London.

 

Jan Lünemann, MD, MBA.pngJan Lünemann

Professor of Neurology and Neuroimmunology, University of Münster, Germany. Fellow of the American Neurological Society (ANA) and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), and member of the EAN Scientific Panels on Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology.

 

Filipa Lynce, MDFilipa Lynce

Medical oncologist and clinical investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School.

 

A professional headshot of María Victoria Mateos, MD, PhDMaría Victoria Mateos

Consultant Physician in Hematology, University of Salamanca, Spain. Director of the Myeloma Program.

 

Axel MerseburgerAxel Merseburger

Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.

 

Prof. Sven MeuthSven Meuth

Director, Institute of Translational Neurology, and Deputy Director, Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital, Münster, Germany. Director, Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

 

Marcello MocciaMarcello Moccia

Associate Professor, University of Naples, Italy. Consultant Neurologist and MS specialist, Policlinico University Hospital.

 

Xavier MontalbanXavier Montalban

Director, Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. Professor of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya.

 

Ester MoralEster Moral

Associate Professor of Neurology and Head of the Neurology department, Moisés Broggi Hospital, Sant Joan Despi, Spain. Coordinator of the Demyelinating Diseases Group of the Spanish Society of Neurology.

 

Andrew MumfordAndrew Mumford

Professor of Haematology, University of Bristol, UK.

 

Azadeh Nasrazadani, MD, PhD Azadeh Nasrazadani

Assistant Professor of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.

 

Jacqueline NicholasJacqueline Nicholas

System Chief of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis, Director of MS Research, and Neuroimmunology Fellowship Director, OhioHealth Multiple Sclerosis Center, Columbus, USA. Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Ohio University College of Medicine.

 

Professor Jiwon OhJiwon Oh

Staff neurologist and Medical Director, Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Professor Celia Oreja-GuevaraCelia Oreja-Guevara

Vice Chair of Neurology and Head of the Multiple Sclerosis Center, University Hospital San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. Professor of Neurology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

 

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Gabriel PardoGabriel Pardo

Director, OMRF Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Professor, OMRF Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program.

 

Jai S. PerumalJai S. Perumal

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA.

 

Refik PulRefik Pul

Neurologist, Essen University Hospital, Germany.

 

Daniela RauDaniela Rau

Neurology specialist, Neuropoint Patient Academy, Ulm, Germany. Member of the German Society for Neurology (DGN).

 

A professional headshot of Karthik Ramasamy, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath, PhDKarthik Ramasamy

Consultant Hematologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.

 

Paulus RommerPaulus Rommer

Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

 

Izanne RoosIzanne Roos

Neurologist and post-doctoral research fellow in MS, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia.

 

Andrew SolomonAndrew Solomon

Professor of Neurological Sciences and Division Chief of Multiple Sclerosis, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.

 

Claudia SommerClaudia Sommer

Professor of Neurology, University of Würzburg, Germany. Board Member, Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS), and recipient of the PNS 2023 Gebhart Prize.

 

Olaf StuveOlaf Stuve

Professor of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. Head, MS/Neuroimmunology Section, and Chief of Neurology, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System / Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

 

Bertrand TombalBertrand Tombal

Full Professor of Urology, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Chairman, Division of Urology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels.

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A professional headshot of Elena Zamagni, MD, PhDElena Zamagni

Associate Professor of Hematology, University of Bologna, Italy.

 

Grey outline of generic profile picturePatrick Vermersch

Vice-President for Research in Biology and Health; Director of the Graduate School for Biology and Health, University of Lille, France.

 

Professor Bassem YamoutBassem Yamout

Professor of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center. Director, Neurology Institute, Harley Street Medical Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.