Whittemore Peterson Institute Announces Renowned
Health Expert as New Spokesperson
-Dr. Donnica Moore joins the institute as
spokesperson and advocate-
Reno, Nev. – The
Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease (WPI) has recently
announced Dr. Donnica Moore, a distinguished women’s health expert, as its new
celebrity spokesperson and advocate. Dr. Moore will join WPI in its efforts to
help raise awareness and funding for its research of XMRV and associated
neuro-immune diseases, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
“We are pleased to have a highly regarded women’s
health expert join us in our efforts to bring more attention to neuroimmune
diseases,” said Annette Whittemore, founder of the Whittemore Peterson
Institute. “Dr. Donnica Moore is an incredible advocate for these patients. Her
experience and support will be huge assets to the WPI and patients around the
world, as we seek to raise awareness and additional funding in this field of
medicine.”
A graduate from Princeton University and the
State University of New York School of Medicine at Buffalo, Dr. Moore is a
women’s health expert who has received numerous awards for her health
communications and advocacy. Widely known as Dr. Donnica, she has appeared on
over 650 national television shows, including “Good Morning America,” “The
View,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and “Weekend Today Show.” Recently, Dr. Donnica
has been credited for her involvement with CFS/ME research and related advocacy
efforts. Dr. Donnica is the mother of two teenage children, one of whom has
suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) for
more than five years.
“I am grateful to have such an opportunity to
further advocate on behalf of the WPI’s search for more effective treatments,”
said Dr. Donnica Moore, women’s health expert and spokesperson for WPI. “I am
fully committed to supporting WPI in its efforts to help millions of patients
worldwide, like my son Brian, who suffer from the debilitating effects of CFS/ME
and those with related neuro-immune diseases.”
WPI is set to open its new medical facility at
the University of Nevada School of Medicine campus in September 2010 and plan to
welcome its first patients soon after. To learn more about the institute and
ongoing research, please visit www.wpinstitute.org.
