TERIS Advisory Board
Jan M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and Board Member
Dr. Friedman is a medical geneticist and Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia.
Margaret L.P. Adam, M.D., Board Member
Dr. Adam is a clinical geneticist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine at the University of Washington.
Christina Chambers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Board Member
Dr. Chambers is a perinatal epidemiologist and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego.
Sonia Hernández-Díaz, M.D., Dr.PH., Board Member
Dr. Hernández-Díaz is an epidemiologist and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Kenneth Lyons Jones, M.D., Board Member
Dr. Jones, a dysmorphologist, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Dysmorphology and Teratology at UC San Diego.
Jennita Reefhuis, Ph.D., Board Member
Dr. Reefhuis, an epidemiologist, is the Branch Chief for the Birth Defects Monitoring and Research Branch in CDC’s Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders.
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Gary M. Shaw, Dr.PH., Board Member
Dr. Shaw, an epidemiologist, is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine at Stanford University
TERIS Management Team
Sura Alwan, M.Sc., Ph.D., Director, Knowledge Integration & Strategic Oversight
Dr. Alwan is a geneticist and clinical teratologist in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia. She leads the synthesis of scientific knowledge for TERIS, overseeing updates, coordinating the advisory board, and ensuring evidence is integrated to guide informed decision-making and strategic development of the database.
Kimberly S. Grant, Ph.D., Director, Scientific Content & Database Integrity
Dr. Grant is a developmental neurotoxicologist in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. She ensures the scientific accuracy, consistency, and currency of TERIS, overseeing its evidence-based updates and overall integrity.
Past Advisory Board Members & Staff
Richard K. Miller, Ph.D. (Advisory Board Member, 37 years)
Janine E., Polifka, Ph.D. (Director, 35 years)
Jenny N. Eng, B.S. (Program Coordinator, 35 years)
Robert L. Brent, M.D., Ph.D. (Advisory Board Member, 35 years)
Thomas H. Shepard, M.D. (Advisory Board Member, 32 years)
James W. Hansen, M.D., (Advisory Board Member, 14 years)
Jose F. Cordero, M.D. (Advisory Board Member, 14 years)
J. David Erickson, D.D.S., Ph.D. (Advisory Board Member, 14 years)
Cheryl Broussard, Ph.D. (Advisory Board Member, 8 years)
Cynthia Moore, M.D., Ph.D. (Advisory Board Member, 6 years)
Thomas M. Burbacher, Ph.D. (UW Department Liaison, 5 years)
