Advisory Board ~ Pregnancy & Medicine Initiative

		Dr. Frédéric Amant A leading figure in the field of cancer and pregnancy research, Dr. Amant is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the KatholiekeUniversiteit Leuven, Belgium, and works as a specialist in Gynecologic Oncology at the academic hospital UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven. He leads a task force researching cancer in pregnancy and is the principal investigator in the Cancer in Pregnancy study.
		Dr. Aparna Kamat Director of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Dr. AparnaKamat focuses on helping women with complex gynecologic problems and gynecologic malignancies through minimally invasive surgical options. She has received several awards, including the Dianne Denson Tobola fellowship for her research in ovarian cancer.
		Professor Paul Emery Professor Paul Emery is the Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology and Head of the Academic Division of Musculoskeletal Disease at the University of Leeds, UK. He is also the Director of the Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. Professor Emery provides insights into the treatment of pregnant women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy (SpA), and connective tissue diseases.
		Dr. Téa Collins Pediatrician Dr. Téa Collins advises the World Medical Association (WMA) on global health issues of concern to the medical profession. She is passionate about maternal and child health, having previously worked with the World Bank Health Reform project (managing technical assistance in maternal and child health) and the USAID Georgia Assistance Initiative (reproductive health/health education programs).
		Dr. Anne Drapkin Lyerly An obstetrician/gynecologist, researcher, bioethicist, and author, Dr. Anne Drapkin Lyerly is a cofounder of the Second Wave Initiative, a project geared towards advancing the evidence base for treatment of medical illnesses during pregnancy. She is the Associate Director of the Center for Bioethics and Associate Professor with appointments in the departments of Social Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.