The Williams Syndrome Professional Advisory Board is comprised of medical, neuro-developmental, and education professionals who are experts in their field and devoted to the advancement of our knowledge of, and treatments for, the characteristics Williams syndrome. Board members provide counsel to the Executive Director and board of the WSA regarding research and resources, speak at conventions and conferences, and offer expert opinions to families and other professionals regarding treatments for various aspects of Williams syndrome.
R. Thomas Collins, II, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Connective Tissue Disorders Program
Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford Hospital and Clinics; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Marisa Fisher, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education,
Michigan State University
Paige Kaplan, MD
Director, Williams Syndrome Clinic (retired)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Bonnie Klein-Tasman, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Child Neurodevelopment Research Lab, the Child Neuropsychology Clinic, and WI LEND
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Beth Kozel, MD, PhD
Lasker Clinical Research Scholar
Laboratory of Vascular and Matrix Genetics
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Mark Levin, MD
Staff Physician, Scientist; Pediatric Cardiology
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
Karen Levine, PhD
Developmental Psychologist, Private Practice
Formerly Co-Director, Williams Syndrome Clinic
Boston Children’s Hospital
Martin Levinson, MD
Pediatrician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Christopher McDougle, MD
Director, Lurie Center for Autism
Nancy Lurie Marks Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Carolyn Mervis, PhD
Director, Neurodevelopmental Sciences Lab
Professor, Developmental Psychology
University of Louisville
Colleen A. Morris, MD
Clinical Genetics
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Barbara R. Pober, MD
Professor of Pediatrics (Emeritus) Harvard Medical School
Geneticist, Director - Williams Syndrome Specialty Clinic
Massachusetts General Hospital
Leslie Smoot, MD
Cardiovascular research
Director (retired), Williams Syndrome Clinic
Boston Children’s Hospital
Jennifer Walton, MD, MPH, FAAP
Director of Clinical Services, OSU Nisonger Center
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician
Co-Director, Williams Syndrome Clinic
Nationwide Children's Hospital