Contacting the Scientific Advisory Board
The Alliance has a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of eight physicians who are
available to consult with families and their doctors about Alagille Syndrome.
SAB members include:

Dr. Karan Emerick, M.D.
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Place, no. 65
Chicago, IL 60614-3394
Phone: (773) 975-8837

Dr. Ian Krantz, M.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
324 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 590-1678

Dr. David A. Piccoli, MD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
and Nutrition Director, Fred and Suzanne
Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center Biesecker
Professor of Pediatrics The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania School
School of Medicine
Office phone: 215-590-1678
Office fax: 215-590-3606
Email:

Ruben Quiros, M.D.
Director Pediactric Hepatology
Medical Director Pediatric Liver/Intestinal
Transplantation University of Texas - Houston
6431 Fannin Street #3.140A
Houston, TX 77030-1501
Phone: 713-500-6142
Email:

Dr. Philip Rosenthal, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Hepatology
Medical Director Pediatric Liver Transplant Program
University of California, San Francisco
500 Parnassus Avenue, MU-416 East
San Francisco, CA 94143-0136
Phone: (415) 476-5892

Dr. Ronald J. Sokol, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director
The Children's Hospital
Pediatric Liver Center
1056 East 19th Avenue, B290
Denver, CO 80218
Phone: (800) 624-6553, ext. 2969
(303) 861-6669

Dr. Nancy B. Spinner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics in Pediatrics
Director, Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Phone: 215.590.4177, ext. 3856
Fax: 215.590.3850

Dr. Peter F. Whitington, M.D.
Division head
Director of Organ Transplantation
Director of the Transplantation Center of Excellence
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Place, no. 65
Chicago, IL 60614-3394
Phone: 773.880.4354

Patients, their families and health care providers should feel free to contact
members of the SAB with specific questions and requests for consultation.
Articles by SAB members and other physicians at their respective institutions
frequently are featured in the Alliance newsletter.

The information presented on this website is provided for information purposes only.
This information does not constitute medical advice and it should not be relied upon
as such. The Alagille Syndrome Alliance does not engage in the practice of medicine.
Under no circumstances, does the Alagille Syndrome Alliance recommend particular
treatments for specific individuals, and in all cases recommends that you consult
your physician before pursuing any course of treatment.


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