MSAA warmly invites you to join us in Los Angeles, CA for a free patient education program and dinner featuring the latest research updates in MS care, with a special focus on the Hispanic/Latinx communities. The program will also include an engaging patient–provider conversation on culturally relevant care and shared decision-making.

Guest Presenters: Lilyana Amezcua, MD, MS, FAAN; and Julián Gamboa, Social Media Expert and Community Member/Advocate

To register, please visit this link. For more information, please contact Yahaira Rivera-Bobadilla, Director of Mission Delivery and Program Development at yrivera@mymsaa.org or (800) 532-7667, ext. 151.

About the Presenters

Dr. Lilyana Amezcua is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Division Chief for Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She completed her medical training at Jefferson Medical College, followed by a neurology residency and MS fellowship at USC, and holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical, Biomedical, and Translational Science. Dr. Amezcua is the founder and principal investigator of the Alliance for Research in Hispanic MS (ARHMS), a groundbreaking consortium addressing MS disparities in Hispanic/Latinx populations through genetic and social/environmental research. She is also active in national and international MS research and advocacy efforts. Dr. Amezcua is a nationally recognized MS champion and pioneer in Hispanic/Latinx MS research and culturally relevant care, serving as Co-Chair of MSAA’s Hispanic/Latinx Advisory Board.

Julián Gamboa, Social Media Expert and Community Member/Advocate, earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of California, Berkeley, and pioneered Telemundo Los Angeles’s first organic social strategy for live streaming and celebrity advertising. He later taught one of the university’s first courses on social media. In late 2021, Julián was diagnosed with MS. After connecting with MSAA, he began volunteering and now serves on MSAA’s Board of Directors as well as their Hispanic/Latinx Advisory Board. Julian advocates for Hispanics living with MS, with a special focus on younger generations and newly diagnosed patients.