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Medical Topics

Immunologist Richard Schiff, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Schiff is Global Medical Director for Immune Therapy at Baxter BioScience. His research interests include inheritable immune disorders and treatment with intravenous gammaglobulin. Before coming to Baxter, Dr. Schiff served as Director of Clinical Immunology at Miami Children’s Hospital and was an associate professor of pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine.

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Plasma Safety

Thomas R. Kreil , Ph.D.

Dr. Kreil is director of Global Pathogen Safety for Baxter BioScience and chairman of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) Pathogen Steering committee. He is distinguished as a researcher and lecturer in the field of anti-viral immunology.

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Insurance & Reimbursement

Kimberly Jones. R.N.

Kim Jones is Group Manager of Reimbursement for Baxter BioScience Department of Healthcare Economics (HCE). She has fifteen years of experience working with consumers, physicians’ offices and specialty pharmacies on health insurance problems, and advocating for patients in the public and private sector.

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Families and PI

Dayna Fladhammer

Dayna Fladhammer is a former junior high school teacher and the mom of three children with Primary Immune Deficiency. She writes about their experiences for IG Living. You can read about Dayna in our Family Stories section and order My IVIG book, created by Dayna and her son.

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