Healthcare Advisory Council

MSAA’s Healthcare Advisory Council (HAC) is comprised of leading members of the MS healthcare professional community. The HAC works in concert with MSAA’s Board of Directors and staff to advance and promote the organization’s mission and goals.


Carrie Hersh

Carrie M. Hersh, DO, MSc, FAAN

Chair, MSAA Healthcare Advisory Council
Cleveland Clinic
Kara Barton, LCSW

Kara Barton, LCSW

University of Southern California
Kimberly Castelo, MS

Kimberly Castelo, MS

Novant Health
Jill Marie Conway, MD, MA, MSCE

Jill Marie Conway, MD, MA, MSCE

Novant Health
Heidi Crayton, MD

Heidi Crayton, MD

MS Center of Greater Washington
Alison Daigle, MD

Alison Daigle, MD

St. Mary’s Health System
Leorah Freeman, MD

Leorah Freeman, MD, PhD

UT Health Austin
Kim Freiburg, BSN, RN

Kim Freiburg, BSN, RN

BJC Healthcare
Evelyn Hunter, PhD

Evelyn Hunter, PhD

Auburn University
Yasir Jassam, MD, MBChB, MRCP(UK) FAAN

Yasir Jassam, MD, MBChB, MRCP(UK) FAAN

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Dorlan Kimbrough, MD

Dorlan Kimbrough, MD

Duke Health
Jong-Mi Lee, NP

Jong-Mi Lee, NP

Stanford Medicine
Leo Maher, MD

Leo Maher, MD

The Queen’s Medical Center
Shaina Meyer, OTR/L, MSCS

Shaina Meyer, OTR/L, MSCS

Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals, LLC
Augusto Miravalle, MD, FAAN

Augusto Miravalle, MD, FAAN

University of Colorado
Annette Okai, MD

Annette Okai, MD

MS Treatment Center of Dallas
Sara Qureshi, MD

Sara Qureshi, MD

Billings Clinic
Rebecca Rahn, PA

Rebecca Rahn, PA

Augusta MS Center
Kottil Rammohan, MD

Kottil Rammohan, MD

University of Miami Health
Mandy Rohrig, PT, DPT

Mandy Rohrig, PT, DPT

Horizon Rehabilitation Centers
Kyle Smoot, MD

Kyle Smoot, MD

Providence Medical Center
Amy Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP

Amy Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP

Cleveland Clinic
Yolanda Wheeler, PhD, CRNP

Yolanda Wheeler, PhD, CRNP

University of Alabama