ICC Members

ICC Members 2025

  • Fred Kaplan

    Frederick S. Kaplan, MD

    Isaac and Rose Nassau Professor of Orthopaedic Molecular Medicine

    Co-Director, Center for Research in FOP & Related Disorders
    The Perelman School of Medicine – The University of Pennsylvania
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    3737 Market Street – Sixth Floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

    Email: Frederick.Kaplan@uphs.upenn.edu

  • Robert J. Pignolo, MD, PhD

    Chair, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology

    Robert and Arlene Kogod Professor of Geriatric Medicine
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    200 First Street, SW
    Rochester, MN 55905, USA

    Email: Pignolo.Robert@mayo.edu

  • Edward Hsiao, MD, PhD

    Professor of Medicine

    Department of Endocrinology, Faculty Practice
    University of California-San Francisco
    400 Parnassus Ave., 5th Floor A550
    UCSF Box 1222
    San Francisco, CA 94143-1222, USA

    Email: edward.hsiao@ucsf.edu

  • Mona Al Mukaddam, MD, MS, CCD

    Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism;
    Ian Cali Clinical Scholar in FOP, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
    The Perelman School of Medicine – The University of Pennsylvania
    Penn Medicine University City
    3737 Market Street, 3rd floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

    Email: Mona.AlMukaddam@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

  • Patricia L.R. Delai, MD

    Consultant Doctor for the Brazilian FOP Association

    Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
    Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa
    Office: Rua Pedro de Toledo 129 cj 121- Vila Clementino
    Cep-04039-001
    São Paulo-SP, Brazil

    Email: patricia.delai@einstein.brpatricia.delai@gmail.com

  • Dr. Richard Keen, BS, PhD, FRCP

    Rheumatologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer in Metabolic Bone Disease

    The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
    Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP
    United Kingdom

    Email: richard.keen1@nhs.netDrRichardKeen@aol.com

  • Christiaan Scott, MBChB, FCPaed (SA)

    Paediatric Rheumatologist

    Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
    401 Smyth Rd
    Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1
    Canada

    Email: cscott@cheo.on.ca

  • Elisabeth Marelise W. Eekhoff, MD, PhD

    Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) location
    VU University Medical Center (VUMC) Amsterdam
    Department of Internal Medicine/Section Endocrinology
    De Boelelaan 1117
    1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Email: emw.eekhoff@vumc.nl

  • Zvi Grunwald, MD

    The James D. Wentzler Professor and Chairman Emeritus

    Department of Anesthesiology
    Thomas Jefferson University
    111 South 11th Street, Suite G-8490
    Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

    Email: zvi.grunwald@jefferson.edu

  • Genevieve Baujat, MD

    Centre de Référence Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles
    Departement de Génétique
    Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
    Paris, France

    Email: genevieve.baujat@nck.aphp.fr

  • Robert J. Diecidue, DMD, MD, MBA, MPH

    Professor and Chair

    Sidney Kimmel Medical College
    Thomas Jefferson University
    909 Walnut Street – Floor 3,
    Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

    Email: Robert.Diecidue@jefferson.edu

  • Dr. Vrisha Madhuri

    Professor Orthopaedics

    Department Paediatric Orthopaedics
    Ida Scudder Chair for Clinical Research
    Christian Medical College Hospital
    Vellore  632004
    India

    Email: madhuriwalter@hotmail.com

  • Clive S. Friedman, BDS (Diplomate AAPD)

    Asst. Clinical Prof Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry

    Pediatric Oral Health and Dentistry
    389 Hyde Park Road
    London, Ontario N6H 3R8, Canada

    Hospital email: clivesf@mac.com

  • Carmen L. De Cunto, MD

    Professor and Chief

    FOP Clinical Advisor, Argentina
    Pediatric Rheumatology Section
    Department of Pediatrics
    Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
    Gascón 450, 1181
    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Email: carmen.decunto@hospitalitaliano.org.ar

  • Alberto Hidalgo-Bravo, MD, PhD

    Professor

    Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
    Researcher at the Genomic Medicine Department
    National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico

    Email: dr_genetica@yahoo.com

  • Jung Min Ko

    Seoul National University Hospital
    Seoul, Jongno District, South Korea
    128 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea

    Email: jmko@snu.ac.kkr

  • Raphaella Stander

    Atlantic Paeds and Surgery
    Suite 007 Ground Floor Granger Bay Court
    Granger Bay Boulevard,
    Waterfront, 8001

    Email: raphaellapaed@atlanticchild.com

  • Clemens Stockklausner

  • Staffan Berglund MD, PhD

    Associate Professor in Pediatrics

    Department of Clinical Sciences
    Section: Pediatrics
    Umeå universitet, Klinisk vetenskap, 901 85 Umeå

    Email: Staffan.Berglund@umu.se

Associate Members

  • Xiaobing Yu, MD

    Department of Anesthesia
    Perioperative Care
    University of California, San Francisco
    Associate Professor
    Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
    513 Parnassus Avenue, S256C, 
    Medical Sciences Building (MSB)
    University of California - San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA 94143

    Email: xiaobing.yu@ucsf.edu

  • Javier Bachiller Corral

    Rheumatology Department
    2ª floor centre
    Ramón y Cajal University Hospital

    Email: javierbachiller@gmail.com

  • Angela M. Cheung, MD, PhD, FRCPC

    Staff

    General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
    Department of Medicine and Joint Department of Medical Imaging
    University Health Network and Sinai Health System
    Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and Schroeder Arthritis Institute

    Email: angela.cheung@uhn.ca

  • Pr Lisa Friedlander, PU-PH

    Université Paris-Cité
    Médecine Bucco-dentaire
    Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Chirurgie Plastique
    CRMR  MAFACE Fentes et Malformations faciales, Necker Enfants Malades
    Institut Imagine, Plateforme Data Sciences

    Secrétariat : 01.71.39.67.59

    Email: moutiatou.aboudou@aphp.fr

  • Prof. Dr. Med. Johannes Roth RhMSUS

    Facharzt für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Spez. Pädiatrische Rheumatologie
    FA Sonographie des Bewegungsapparates SGUM
    Degum III Muskuloskeletaler Ultraschall
    Co-Chefarzt Kinderrheumatologie / Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für seltene Krankheiten Kinder und Erwachsene
    Kinderspital Zentralschweiz und Kantonsspital Luzern
    Spitalstrasse | 6000 Luzern 16

    Tel: 041 205 11 11

    Email: johannes.roth@luks.ch

Advisory Members

  • Tae-Joon Cho, MD

    Professor

    Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
    Seoul National University Children’s Hospital

  • Michael Zasloff, MD, PhD

    Adjunct Professor

    Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Genetics
    The Center for Research in FOP & Related Disorders
    The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and
    Professor, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics
    Director, Surgical Immunology
    Georgetown University

  • Keqin Zhang, MD, PhD

    Director

    Department of Endocrinology Tongji Hospital Shanghai Tongji University

  • J. Coen Netelenbos, MD, PhD

    Professor Emeritus

    Department of Internal Medicine
    Division of Endocrinology
    University Hospital Vrije Universiteit

  • Rolf Morhart, MD

    Department of Pediatrics
    Klinikum Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Emeritus Members

  • Matthew Brown, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FAHMS, FAA

    Professor of Medicine, King’s College London

    Director, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London NIHR Biomedical Research Centre

  • Maja DiRocco, MD

    Head, Unit of Rare Diseases

    Department of Pediatrics
    IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute

  • Nobuhiko Haga, MD

    Professor

    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
    Graduate School of Medicine
    The University of Tokyo
    7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
    Tokyo 113-8655, Japan