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
Shital Patel
Secretary/Board of DirectorsPhilanthropist
Mary Sawall
Treasurer/Director of Finance and Human Resources
Sanjiv Harpavat, M.D., Ph.D.
Board of Directors/Medical Action CommitteeBaylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital
J. Steve Bynon, M.D., FACS
Board of Directors/Medical Action CommitteeUT McGovern School of Medicine
Staff
Medical 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.
David W. Victor, III, MD
Medical Advisory Committee ChairTransplant Hepatologist, Houston Methodist
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
John “Wesley” McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RD, LD, CSCS
Medical Advisory CommitteeVice President of Lifestyle Medicine, Suvida Healthcare