Our Medical Council
Medical and Scientific Guidance
Our medical council is made up of leading physicians and healthcare professionals at the forefront of meningococcal disease research, education, policy, and advocacy. The Council provides support to the American Society for Meningitis Prevention through medical counsel and review.
Dr. Paul Offit
Dr. Paul Offit is Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Vaccinology and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco, DNP
Dr. Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco is a nurse practitioner in private practice, a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University School of Nursing, and a nurse consultant for the Immunization Action Coalition.
Dr. Nathan Boonstra
Dr. Nathan Boonstra is a General Pediatrician at the Blank Children’s Pediatric Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa.
Dr. Gary Marshall
Dr. Gary Marshall is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.