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Arlington, VA
Science Advisor, ORISE/ORAU (Part-time)
Represented: Patients, Caregivers, and Patient Advocates
Philip Posner, PhD, is a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) and atrial fibrillation. He has been involved in research and teaching at various academic medical centers for over 35 years, and has experience reviewing research proposals for various funding agencies. He has served as a patient representative for the FDA, DOD (CDMRP), and PCORI, and volunteers with the National Capital MS Society.
He is currently a member of the steering committee for the CaRe-Align project (co-funded by PCORI and the Hartford Foundation). He has served as Vice Chair of WMATA’s Accessibility Advisory Committee, is a member of the Virginia GRC, and has participated in Richmond and Capitol Hill advocacy. He has been elected to the MS Society Advocacy Hall of Fame and awarded the Richard W. Heddinger Award for his efforts to improve paratransit.
Posner served as a member of the Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement from April 2015 - April 2018.