We Are The OHF
The OHF is made up of a resourceful staff, a committed Board of Directors and an esteemed Scientific Advisory Board of top experts from around the globe. In addition, volunteers from all walks of life give generously of their time and talents to help the OHF make a difference.

Office Staff
Board of Directors
National Advisory Board
Scientific Advisory Board Members
Scientific Advisory Council
Patient Advisory Board

Office Staff
The efforts of the OHF are coordinated by a professional staff and is headquartered in New York, New York.

OHF Board Of Directors
Our voluntary Board of Directors oversees the OHF. The Board is comprised of parents, doctors, researchers and business people from across the country.

Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) provides advice, as well as medical and scientific expertise to the OHF on an ongoing basis. The SAB is regularly informed of the progress of OHF research and development projects and provides feedback and ideas intended to accelerate the development process. The SAB also fulfills the role of external advisors involved in project-specific reviews and enhances the OHF's innovation process by providing support to the OHF scientific and medical community. Members of the SAB volunteer their time, individual knowledge and expertise to help broaden the scope, content, health and balance of related issues.

Chris Danpure, BSc, PhD, Chairperson Department of Biology University College London Gower Street London, WC1E6B United Kingdom [bio]   Dean G. Assimos, MD Professor of Surgical Sciences Department of Urology Wake Forest University School of Medicine [bio]   Marguerite Hatch, PhD The University of Florida Department of Pathology College of Medicine, Box 100275 Gainesville, Florida 32610-0275 [bio]   Markus J. Kemper, MD Pediatric Nephrology University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Martinistr. 52; D-20246 Hamburg, Germany [bio]   John C. Lieske, MD Department of Pediatric Nephrology Mayo Clinic 200 First Street Rochester, Minnesota, 55005 [bio]

Dawn Milliner, MD Mayo Clinic 200 First Street Rochester, Minnesota 55005 [bio]   Jayanta Roy-Chowdhury, MD Professor of Medicine and Molecular Genetics Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1300 Morris Ave Bronx,New York 10461 [bio]   Gill Rumsby, PhD, FRC, Path Consultant Biochemist Clinical Biochemistry UCL Hospitals [bio]   Eduardo Salido, MD, PhD Hospital Universitario 1 FRC Investigacion Ofra, Tenerife, E-38320 [bio]   Chandra Tucker, PhD University of Colorado Medical School 12801 E 17th Street, L18-6113 Aurora, Colorado 80045 [bio]

Scientific Advisory Council
The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC), comprised of specialists and experts in related fields, provides independent advice as needed to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on matters of concern in the fields of Oxalosis, PH and related stone diseases. The SAC may also review the Foundation's research portfolio and identify promising new areas of research.

John Asplin, MD University of Chicago Section of Nephrology MC5100 5841 S. Maryland Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637   Pierre Cochat, MD Département de Pédiatrie & Inserm U499 Hôpital Edouard-Herriot & Université Claude-Bernard   Scott Cramer, PhD Associate Professor Department of Cancer Biology Wake Forest University School of Medicine   John Herrin, MD Division of Nephrology Children's Hospital Hun 3   Ross Holmes, PhD Department of Urology Wake Forest School of Medicine Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27157   Julie A. Jonassen, PhD Associate Professor University of Massachusetts Medical School Department of Physiology   Saeed Khan, PhD Department of Pathology 1600 SW Archer Road P.O. Box 100275 Gainesville, Florida 32610-0275

Hari K Koul, MSc, PhD, FACN Professor and Director of Research, Department of Surgery-Division of Urology School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   Kay Latta, MD Clementine-Kinderhospital   Robert B. Miller, MD Albuquerque, New Mexico   Carla Monico, MD Division of Nephrology Mayo Clinic   Helen O'Connor, MS, RD, CCRP General Clinic Research Center Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   Craig Peters, MD Department of Urology Children's Hospital Boston Harvard Medical School   Edward Purdue, PhD Department of Biology Mount Sinai School of Medicine   William Robertson, PhD Institute of Urology/Nephrology University College London   Jon Scheinman, MD Chief, Pediatric Nephrology Section University of Kansas

Patient Advisory Board
The Patient Advisory Board (PAB) is the newest member to the OHF Family. The PAB is comprised of patients, parents, family members, caregivers and is facilitated by members of the OHF staff. The role of the PAB is to support OHF's mission by providing valuable input to expand research, education, programs and advocacy. The group meets quarterly to better understand patient and family needs while improving the culture within the hyperoxaluria community. The PAB works along side OHF staff expanding outreach and raising awareness in local communities across the United States.

If you would like to make an impact, please contact Julie Bertarelli at julieb@ohf.org or 1-800-OHF-8699 x2.