ICC Members
ICC Members 2025
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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 -

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, USAEmail: Pignolo.Robert@mayo.edu
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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, USAEmail: edward.hsiao@ucsf.edu
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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 -

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 -

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 -

Christiaan Scott, MBChB, FCPaed (SA)
Paediatric Rheumatologist
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
401 Smyth Rd
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1
CanadaEmail: cscott@cheo.on.ca
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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 NetherlandsEmail: emw.eekhoff@vumc.nl
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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, USAEmail: zvi.grunwald@jefferson.edu
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Genevieve Baujat, MD
Centre de Référence Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles
Departement de Génétique
Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, FranceEmail: genevieve.baujat@nck.aphp.fr
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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 -

Dr. Vrisha Madhuri
Professor Orthopaedics
Department Paediatric Orthopaedics
Ida Scudder Chair for Clinical Research
Christian Medical College Hospital
Vellore 632004
IndiaEmail: madhuriwalter@hotmail.com
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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, CanadaHospital email: clivesf@mac.com
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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 -

Alberto Hidalgo-Bravo, MD, PhD
Professor
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Researcher at the Genomic Medicine Department
National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, MexicoEmail: dr_genetica@yahoo.com
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Jung Min Ko
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, Jongno District, South Korea
128 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South KoreaEmail: jmko@snu.ac.kkr
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Raphaella Stander
Atlantic Paeds and Surgery
Suite 007 Ground Floor Granger Bay Court
Granger Bay Boulevard,
Waterfront, 8001 -

Clemens Stockklausner
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Staffan Berglund MD, PhD
Associate Professor in Pediatrics
Department of Clinical Sciences
Section: Pediatrics
Umeå universitet, Klinisk vetenskap, 901 85 UmeåEmail: Staffan.Berglund@umu.se
Associate Members
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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 94143Email: xiaobing.yu@ucsf.edu
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Javier Bachiller Corral
Rheumatology Department
2ª floor centre
Ramón y Cajal University HospitalEmail: javierbachiller@gmail.com
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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 InstituteEmail: angela.cheung@uhn.ca
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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 SciencesSecrétariat : 01.71.39.67.59
Email: moutiatou.aboudou@aphp.fr
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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 16Tel: 041 205 11 11
Email: johannes.roth@luks.ch
Advisory Members
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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
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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
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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
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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