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Our Boards

Board of Directors | Medical Advisory Board | Patient Advisory Council

Board of Directors

Samantha Sauer

Samantha Sauer

President

Jim Sliney Jr.

Jim Sliney Jr.

Operations Director

Amanda Brown, PhD, RN, CNL

Amanda Brown, PhD, RN, CNL

Research Director

Andrew Belliveau

Andrew Belliveau

Fundraising Director

Melissa Adams VanHouten

Melissa Adams VanHouten

Policy Director

Victoria Killian

Victoria Killian

Treasurer

Joe Keenan

Joe Keenan

Board Member

Sarah Lustgarten-Bellah

Sarah Lustgarten-Bellah

Board Secretary

Medical Advisory Board

The Medical Advisory Board is composed of recognized motility experts from leading academic facilities, clinical hospitals, and/or research institutions who have devoted their time and medical expertise to improving the lives of people affected by digestive tract paralysis. Physicians appointed to the Medical Advisory Board work with G-PACT to provide medical expertise in the area of digestive tract paralysis.

Thomas L. Abell, MD

Thomas L. Abell, MD

Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville

Baha Moshiree, MD, MS-CI, FACG

Baha Moshiree, MD, MS-CI, FACG

Clinical Professor of Medicine Wake Forest Medical University

Rick Pescatore

Rick Pescatore

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Sven Hida

Sven Hida

Gastroenterologist with Baptist Health

Dr. Zachary Spiritos

Dr. Zachary Spiritos

Neurogastroenterologist at EverBetter Medicine

John E. Fortunato, Jr, MD, MBA

John E. Fortunato, Jr, MD, MBA

Director, Neurointestinal & Motility

Abigail Stocker, MD

Abigail Stocker, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Louisville

Eva Alsheik, MD

Eva Alsheik, MD

Medical Director for the Center for Motility Disorders at Henry Ford

Patient Advisory Council

We also have a small group of patients who make up our advisory council. Looking to get more involved?

Reach out to Samantha at smiths@g-pact.org for more information, and when the council will be accepting more patients.