GLOBAL Research & Medical Care Roundtable at NDSC
Co-Organized with the NDSC, the GLOBAL Roundtable is a free benefit and features internationally renowned scientists and medical professionals. Important topics that will be covered include updates on:
- Weight Management
- GI Mobility
- Groundbreaking Clinical Trials
- Immune System Conditions
- Dentistry
- Supporting Emotion Regulation




Joaquín Espinosa, PhD
Executive Director, Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome; Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
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Melissa Parisi, MD, PhD
Chief, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I DD) Branch Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIH INCLUDE Project: How Researchers and Families Are Working Together to Support Health Across the Lifespan

Lauren Ptomey, PhD, RD, LD
Associate Professor, Registered Dietitian at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Evidence-Based Strategies for Weight Management in Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome

Mary Pipan, MD
Director of the Trisomy 21 Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Complexity of the GI Tract in Down syndrome: From Esophagus to the Rectum, It’s All One Tube

Allison Meyer, PhD
Director of Psychology at the Sie Center for Down Syndrome at Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Supporting Emotion Regulation in Down Syndrome

Nick Gagner, DMD
Senior Dental Director at Denver Health and Dentist at Denver Health GLOBAL Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
More than teeth: Systemic Health, Access barriers, and Oral care for people with Down syndrome
Michelle Sie Whitten, MA
Co-Founder, President & CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
GLOBAL Update & Moderator Introductions
Bryn Gelaro, MA
Vice President of Research & Medical Care, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Welcome Remarks/Medical Care Guidelines
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