Other Contributing Professionals
John R. Bach, MD
Biography:
Dr. John R. Bach received his medical degree from the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1976, and completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York University in 1980.
He is a fellow of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American College of Chest Physicians, and a fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Bach was the Clinical Supervisor of the Howard Rusk Ventilator Unit at Goldwater Memorial Hospital in New York City from 1980 to 1981, developed a noninvasive respiratory management program at the University of Poitiers, France from 1981 to 1983, and Medical Director of Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Ventilator Unit in West Orange, N.J from 1993 to 1994.
Since 1983, Dr. Bach has been on the faculty of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School where he currently is the Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, including: Research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (REHB 9003) and Neuromuscular-Pulmonary Rehabilitation (REHB 9300)
Vice Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Professor of Neurosciences in the Department of Neurosciences
Director of Research and Associate Medical Director of the Department of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation at University Hospital, Newark, N.J.
Co-director of the medical school's Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic
Medical Director of the Center for Ventilator Management Alternatives at University Hospital, Newark, N.J.
Contact and Appointments:
Appointment Contact: Marisol or Danie at: 973-972-2809 (or) Email salvama@njms.rutgers.edu.
Office Phone: 973-972-2802
John Bach has made contributions to:
Norma M. Braun, MD
Dr. Norma M. Braun is a pulmonologist in New York, New York and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West Hospitals. She received her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice since 1982.
Medical School - Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Internship - Medicine & Surgery NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center
Residency - Internal Medicine NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center
Fellowship - Pulmonary & Critical Care Saint Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Certifications –
Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
Dr. Braun is a Clinical Professor in the areas of Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine and Critical Care.
Norma MT Braun, MD, FACP, FCCP
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health Systems
Mount Sinai Morningside
Department of Medicine
Pulmonary/ Critical Care/ Sleep Division
New York, NY 10025
Selma H. Calmes, MD
Selma Harrison and her two brothers are polio survivors. Even though she had never heard of a woman doctor, the help she had received during her own illness became her inspiration to study medicine. She applied to Baylor College of Medicine in 1961 and was accepted as one of three women in a class of eighty-four. In the summer after her first year she married a classmate, becoming Selma Harrison Calmes in 1962.
Dr. Calmes graduated in 1965, and began an internship in pediatrics at hospitals affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. She planned to combine her career with having a family. Pediatrics was the most common specialty for women physicians to pursue at the time, but in her senior year she read an essay by Dr. Virginia Apgar promoting anesthesiology as a good specialty for women with children.
Dr. Calmes decided to follow Apgar's advice and train in anesthesiology, beginning her residency in 1966. For one year, she was the only woman resident at the 1000-bed Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the leading place for anesthesiology training at the time.
Dr. Calmes has taken great inspiration from the achievements of other women physicians. She has written a number of articles on Dr. Apgar and the history of women in anesthesiology, and in 1982 she co-founded the Anesthesia History Association.
In 1970, after working as a staff anesthesiologist and instructor in Pennsylvania, Dr. Calmes moved to California to take up a position as staff anesthesiologist at Valley Children's Hospital in Fresno.
1986 - Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Kern Medical Center.
1988 - Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.
1994 - Vice-Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at UCLA School of Medicine.
She still held both positions until her retirement in 2007. Two years later, she became the anesthesiology consultant for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, reviewing deaths possibly related to anesthesia care.
Selma Calmes has made contributions to:
Mark A. Lopatin, MD
Mark A. Lopatin is a rheumatologist who recently retired after 28 years in independent practice in Montgomery County, PA. He is active in organized medicine, having served as President and Chairman of the Montgomery County Medical Society. He also has served as chair of both the Montgomery County Medical Legal Committee and the Montgomery County Task Force on Mediation.
He has lectured on various aspects of health care and is the author of Rheum for Improvement - The Evolution of a Health Care Advocate.
Dr. Lopatin currently serves on the Board of Trustees for both the Pennsylvania Medical Society and their Political Action Committee.
Education:
Medical College of Pennsylvania - 1979 - 1983
Residency - Internal Medicine - Medical College of Pennsylvania 1983-1986
Fellowship - Rheumatology - Thomas Jefferson University - 1987-1989
Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Mark Lopatin has made contributions to:
William Montgomery, MFT
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), he has been supportive of our work since we began in 2014, often providing us with interesting articles. Known as “Bill”, he has a strong interest in not only mental health, but also physical, and spiritual health.
Bill began his career in engineering, with advanced degrees and a leaning towards the biomedical field. He began his path at Bell Labs, then his own consulting practice, and Dean of a Graduate School before deciding to be a therapist. He has been licensed in and practicing Marriage and Family Therapy for more than 20 years.
His interest in Post-Polio and our Polio Network, stems in part from his wife Loretta, a talented artist and curious learner who had a run-in with polio as a child.
Bill will be addressing questions and issues that arise from our readers. As he provides suggestions on dealing with issues, he hopes to provide insight and understanding of the importance of recognizing one’s inner world and feelings that occur. He points out that Awareness is the first step of understanding the inner world of our Emotions, which are so strong in influencing our lives.
His book, “Become Closer” focuses on the importance of understanding one’s self in order to have closer relationships.
Articles and Videos from William Montgomery, MFT
Paul A. Offit, MD
Paul A. Offit, MD, is the Director of the Vaccine Education Center, professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Education:
Medical School - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Internship - Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency - Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship - Infectious Diseases - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification - Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Dr. Offit is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of virology and immunology, and was a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is a member of the Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, and a founding advisory board member of the Autism Science Foundation and the Foundation for Vaccine Research, a member of the Institute of Medicine and co-editor of the foremost vaccine text, Plotkin’s Vaccines.
Dr. Offit’s Complete Biography.
Articles and Videos from Paul A. Offit, MD
Carol Vandenakker-Albanese, MD
Dr. Vandenakker Albanese is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor, the Associate Residency Program Director and Director of Faculty Development in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California, Davis Medical Center.
She first established a Post-Polio Clinic at the University of Miami in 1993. With her move to Sacramento in 2001, she established a Post-Polio Clinic at UC Davis Health.
Dr. Vandenakker is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her clinical practice encompasses diagnosis and non-operative treatment of spine conditions and post-polio related problems. Her research and publications have focused on exercise, post-polio syndrome, and aging with disability.
She lectures locally, nationally and internationally on issues regarding polio survivors. She serves on the Post-Polio Health International Board of Directors as well as the PHI Medical Advisory Committee.
Our complete inventory of articles by Carol Vandenakker-Albanese
Her series of videos are easily available in Living with Post-Polio Syndrome
Additional Contributing Organizations
Polio Australia
Polio Australia is committed to standardizing quality polio information and service provision across Australia for polio survivors. Polio Australia’s Vision is that all polio survivors in Australia have access to appropriate health care and the support required to maintain independence and make informed lifestyle choices.
Learn more at www.poliohealth.org.au
Look for contributions by Polio Australia in the Index of Living with Post-Polio Syndrome.
Post-Polio Health International
Post-Polio Health International's mission is to enhance the lives and independence of polio survivors and home ventilator users through education, advocacy, research and networking.
Since we began in 2014, PHI has been providing us with interesting articles and videos from reputable sources for our newsletters and for this website.
Articles and Videos from Post-Polio Health International are featured and noted throughout our section
Living with Post-Polio Syndrome. Look in the Index for “Post-Polio Health International”.