About Us – MedMAPS

We are a group of professionals who offer a Comprehensive Education & Fellowship to Medical Professionals for the care of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related chronic complex conditions.

The rapidly increasing scientific evidence-based material that supports the medical treatment of autism spectrum related medical disorders is evolving and passed on to practitioners in a systematic, in-depth course of study, in order to have the greatest impact on this medically complex pediatric population.

The first of its kind, the Fellowship Program at Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS) is a systematic pediatric CME program designed to prepare a medical professional to deliver the best possible care to children in distress. Under the guidance of Daniel Rossignol MD FAAFP, this scientific evidence-based course of study has been uniquely designed by clinicians, for clinicians.

Parents are searching for qualified practitioners who can help their children reach their full potential. Clinicians are searching for solid, evidence-based education that will best prepare them to help their special needs patients. When searching through the complexities of these neuro-developmental disorders, MAPS helps provide direction.

Our Mission

To equip dedicated professionals in delivering the best possible care to children, teens, and young adults with special needs and complex medical conditions.

Our Team
Executive Director
Honey Rinicella
honey@medmaps.org
Director of Communications
Kathy Morris
Kathy@medmaps.org
Community Outreach Coordinator
Tiffany Jenkins
Tiffany@medmaps.org
Medical Board
James Neuenschwander
MD- President
Anju Usman Singh
MD
Nancy O'Hara
MD
Lead Mentor
Liz Mumper
MD
dan-rosignol
A MESSAGE
James Neuenschwander
M.D., FMAPS, President - MAPS

Dear Colleague,

We face a crisis in the health of our children. In the 35 years that I have been a physician, I have watched the rates of illness skyrocket: at least one in 36 children have autism, one in 12 have asthma, one in 13 have an autoimmune condition, one in 6 have a learning disability, and over half have at least one chronic medical condition. It would appear that our approach to creating and maintaining pediatric health has been a failure.

The Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs was born out of a desire to bring together the best researchers and practitioners to determine the best way forward in the care of our children. We evaluate the root causes of these conditions and bring forward the solutions that are best fitted for our children’s long-term health. We all know how frustrating it can be to treat the same child over and over again for the same condition with the tools we have. Let us help you expand that tool box to include things that actually help heal the underlying condition.

The MAPS fellowship is designed to provide practitioners with a learning platform to adapt an integrative/functional approach to the care of children. We bring in leaders in the field to help practitioners understand the foundations of health: metabolism/mitochondrial function, immune function, the gut microbiome and function, neurology, nutrition/diet, and environmental toxicity. We don’t simply review these systems; we provide practical tools to address issues with these systems. Our conferences are also built on this platform—bring in the best researchers and practitioners to cover topics relevant to pediatric health. Each day is designed to provide the information, but then also give practical applications of that information.

If you want what is best for your patients and are tired of doing the same thing over and over again knowing it simply is putting a “Bandaid” on the problem, then MAPS can provide you with the path out of this approach. We owe It to our children to provide them a future of vibrant health, free of chronic disease. Together with the MAPS Fellowship and conferences, we can provide that future.

Sincerely,

Dr. Neu (aka James R. Neuenschwander, M.D., FMAPS)
President, Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs