Team
Everything we do is fueled by a passionate and hard-working team of board and staff. Meet the people behind our amazing organization!
Board of Directors
Norman L. Sussman, M.D.
Vice President/Board of Directors/Medical Action CommitteeDURECT Corporation
J. Steve Bynon, M.D., FACS
Vice President/Board of Directors/Medical Action CommitteeUT McGovern School of Medicine, Memorial Hermann TMC
Shital Patel
Secretary/Board of DirectorsPhilanthropist
Shahzad Bashir
Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair/Board of DirectorsMorae Global Corporation
Sanjiv Harpavat, M.D., Ph.D.
Board of Directors/Medical Action CommitteeBaylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital
Staff
Mary Sawall
Director of Finance and Human ResourcesMedical Advisory Committee
Our Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) does more than advise us. They help set our strategy, develop programs, and help ensure everything we do directs us toward our mission.
Sanjiv Harpavat, M.D., Ph.D.
Board of Directors/Medical Advisory CommitteeAssistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital
Norman L. Sussman, M.D.
Vice President/Board of Directors/Medical Advisory CommitteeChief Medical Officer, DURECT Corporation
J. Steve Bynon, M.D., FACS
Vice President/Board of Directors/Medical Advisory CommitteeUT McGovern School of Medicine, Memorial Hermann TMC
David W. Victor, III, MD
Medical Advisory CommitteeTransplant Hepatologist, Houston Methodist
John “Wesley” McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RD, LD, CSCS
Medical Advisory CommitteeVice President of Lifestyle Medicine, Suvida Healthcare