Dr. Mary Lauren Neel works in the NICU at Nationwide Children's Hospital, which is the lead site in CPF's early detection network. She follows babies in the NICU until the age of three, as well as does research on how parents can make a difference in their babies lives.
Minnelly Vasquez is a licensed clinical social worker at the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her work is focused on mental health interventions for the neurodivergent community. Minnelly facilitates support groups,
Jacob received the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2017 and the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2020. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical
James Sulzer, PhD is a Staff Scientist and Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MetroHealth Hospital and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the caregiver of a child with severe deficits resulting from a traumatic brain
Beauty and Disability Advocate, speaker, educator, Forbes contributor, and founder of the non-profit Give Beauty Wings.
Sumaia is the 2022 S Jay Levy Fellowship Awardee at CUNY City College of New York. She is a Psychology Major with minor in Biology and plans to do something in the medical field.
Sanjid is the 2022 S Jay Levy Fellowship awardee at CUNY City College of New York. She is an English Major, minoring in Secondary Education and plans to become a high school English teacher.
Dr. Song is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Gillette Children's where she evaluates and treats patients with a wide range of brain and spinal cord pathologies including tumors, Chiari malformations, craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, and cerebral palsy and spina bifida. She is a
Dr. Ward is a pediatric physiatrist, short for Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician, at Gillette Children's. She treats pediatric patients who have cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and other conditions