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Morgellons Study Authors – Summary
There are 15 “authors” listed for the CDC/Kaiser Morgellons report.
3 “authors” are affiliated with Kaiser Permanente whose role was clearly limited to allowing the CDC to access the medical records databank and patient recruitment. Only one Kaiser Permanente “author” is listed as an MD. His function was to oversee Kaiser Permanente’s Division of Research personnel involved in patient recruitment efforts.
Joseph V. Selby, MD Virginia Cantrell, M.S., R.D. (Registered Dietician) Sarita Motipara
7 “authors” are employees of the CDC.
Michele L. Pearson, MD Christopher R. Braden, MD Monica E. Parise, MD Christopher D. Paddock, MD Allen W. Hightower (Statistician) Brian Lewis PhD Mark L. Eberhard, PhD
2 “authors” are employed by the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Michael R. Lewin-Smith MB, BS Victor F. Kalasinsky PhD
3 “authors” were appointed by the CDC.
Kenneth A. Katz, MD, M.Sc, MSCE (former CDC/EIS) Felicia C. Goldstein PhD (Emory University in Atlanta) Arthur Papier MD (private company has ties to the CDC)
Michele L. Pearson, MD Principal investigator for the CDC.
Title; Medical epidemiologist
Affiliation;
Division of TB Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Specialty; none cited. Publications suggest infection prevention and control.
Joseph V. Selby, MD
Senior person listed for Kaiser Permanente. His role appears to have been limited to oversee patient recruitment.
Title; (Former) Director of Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research.
Affiliation; Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research.
Specialty; none cited.
Note; Dr. Selby left Kaiser Permanente in 2011 after 27 years of employment and opened a private practice. His specialty is given as family medicine.
Kenneth A. Katz, MD, M.Sc, MSCE Investigator appointed by the CDC
Title; none
Affiliation; HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Branch, Health and Human Services Agency, County of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America.
Specialty; dermatology, sexually transmitted diseases.
Note; Dr. Katz practices in San Diego, CA. He is/was a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer.
Virginia Cantrell, M.S., R.D. (Registered Dietician)
Role appears to have been in project management and administration for Kaiser Permanente.
Title; none
Affiliation;
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, United States of America.
Specialty; none.
Note; Ms. Cantrell is not currently listed as an employee in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research.
Christopher R. Braden, MD CDC Investigator
Title; Medical Epidemiologist
Affiliation; Division of Food, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Specialty; Infectious disease
Monica E. Parise, MD CDC Investigator
Title; Medical officer
Affiliation;
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Specialty; Infectious disease
Christopher D. Paddock, MD CDC Investigator
Title; Medical officer/Pathologist
Affiliation; Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Specialty; Infectious Disease Pathology
Michael R. Lewin-Smith MB, BS CDC Investigator appointed by the CDC
Title; none stated
Affiliation; Environmental Pathology, Joint Pathology Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.
Specialty; Cytopathology and Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Victor F. Kalasinsky PhD CDC Investigator appointed by the CDC
Title; Chief, Division of Environmental Toxicology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.
Affiliation; Office of Research & Development, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Specialty; Environmental toxicology
Note; Has had numerous joint publications with Michael R. Lewin-Smith.
Felicia C. Goldstein PhD Investigator appointed by the CDC
Title; Associate Professor of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
Affiliation; Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Specialty; Cognitive disorders
Allen W. Hightower CDC statistician
Title; Mathematical Statistician
Affiliation; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Arthur Papier MD Investigator appointed by the CDC
Affiliation; Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, United States of America.
Chief Medical Information Officer at Logical Images
Specialty; Dermatology
Note; Logical Images has an affiliation with the CDC.
Brian Lewis PhD CDC Investigator
Title; Prog/Planning Spec II Booz-Allen
Listed on CDC employee web page as non-government
Affiliation; Division of Health Studies, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Specialty; None cited
Note; ATSDR studies environmental factors in diseases.
Sarita Motipara Role appears to have been limited to patient recruitment.
Title; Unknown
Specialty; none specified
Affiliation; Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, United States of America.
Mark L. Eberhard, PhD CDC Investigator
Title; Division Director DPD (Division of Parasitic Diseases)
Affiliation; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Specialty; Epidemiologic studies
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