PLF’s Scientific Advisory Council recently welcomed seven experts to its ranks. From across a variety of specialties and research interests, these new SAC members are injecting fresh energy into our fight against C. diff infections.

“I have been following PLF’s symposiums since my GI fellowship, and they have shaped how I think about what matters most in CDI care. I am eager to contribute to that mission from the inside.”

– Javier A. Villafuerte Gálvez

The scientists joining us are listed below:

• Curtis Donskey, MD
  • Hospital Epidemiologist, Cleveland VA Medical Center
  • Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
• Jason Goldsmith, MD, PhD
  • Medical and Scientific Officer, Live Microbiome Therapeutics
  • Medical, Scientific, and Regulatory GI Pharma, Nestle
• Thomas Louie, MD
  • Professor Emeritus of Medicine & Microbiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
• Nirja Mehta, MD
  • Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine
• Kelly Reveles, PharmD, PhD
  • Associate Professor, UT Austin College of Pharmacy
  • Adjoint Associate Professor, UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine
• Matthew Sims, MD, PhD
  • Medical Director of Research, Corewell Health East
  • Director of Infectious Diseases Research, Corewell Health East
  • Assistant Dean for Research and Professor of Internal Medicine and Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Javier A. Villafuerte Gálvez, MD
  • Instructor in Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

These clinicians, educators, epidemiologists, researchers, and industry leaders will join current members in providing oversight of PLF’s educational programs and events – including our third annual Symposium this November.

For the complete list of PLF’s SAC members, see the full roster.