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Support Group Leader Conference

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As a member of the Scleroderma Foundation New England Chapter, you will receive The New England "BEACON" newsletter and the "Scleroderma VOICE" magazine. Find out how!

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About Us

Board of Directors
Marie Coyle, President
Sheryl Elkins, Secretary
Peter L. Hart, Treasurer

Board Members
John Burke, III, Esq.
Elysia Cappellucci
Bruce Gordon
John Kimball, Esq.
David Ornstil
David Rosenberg
Jeanmarie Skahan
Elaine Schwager
Douglas Wilson

Medical Advisory Board
Vincent Falanga, M.D.
Harrison Farber, M.D.
Carol Feghali Bostwick, Ph.D.
Humphrey Gardner, M.D.
David M. Leader, DMD
Thomas Medsger, Jr., M.D.
Peter Merkel, M.D.
John Mulliken, M.D.
Andrew Plaut, M.D.
Robert Simms, M.D.

Contact Information

Executive Director: Jack Armitage, jarmitage@sfnewengland.org
Executive Assistant: Rebecca Dube rdube@sfnewengland.org

Office Mailing Address
Scleroderma Foundation, New England Chapter
462 Boston Street, Suite 1-1
Topsfield, MA 01983

Toll-free Phone: 888-525-0658
Phone: 978-887-0658
Fax: 978-887-0659
General Information: rdube@sfnewengland.org

Our Mission

The MISSION of the Chapter is to help patients make contact with each other through Support Groups, Newsletters, and Meetings;

To EDUCATE and INFORM the public about scleroderma, its meaning, and its consequences through a central base; to ENCOURAGE more awareness within the medical profession;

To PROMOTE and raise funds for medical research seeking the cause and cure of scleroderma.