About ALDF

The information on Lyme disease presented on this web site has been reviewed and approved by one or more members of our Board of Directors or Scientific Advisory Board.

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Mission Statement

The American Lyme Disease Foundation (ALDF) is dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease which, in the U.S., has been defined historically as a tick-borne bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto.

The Foundation plays a key role in providing reliable and scientifically accurate information to the public, medical community and government agencies about Lyme disease and its effects on human health and quality of life.

This is accomplished by means of its regularly updated website ( www.aldf.com ) , as well as through the distribution of educational materials provided at a nominal price.

The Foundation is not a patient support organization. Consequently, it does not give medical advice, recommend specific physicians, or provide information on various medical or financial services related to the treatment/management of Lyme disease.

Although the Foundation gratefully accepts unsolicited donations, it does not participate in fund-raising activities.

All Officers, members of the Board of Directors, and Scientific Advisors serve on a voluntary basis, without financial compensation. All unsolicited donations received are used to support the Foundation’s website and educational activities. Please refer to the section on Donations for additional information.

Executive Director

Andrea C. Love, Ph.D.

Executive Director

American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
157 Church Street
19th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510

ExecutiveDirector@aldf.com

• • Red Pfohl
    Business Development
    Jordan River Advisors
    New York, NY
  • Robert A. Proctor III
    Managing Director
    Oak Hill Consultants, LLC
    200 Nottingham Road
    Richmond, VA 23221
  • Eugene D. Shapiro, M.D.
    Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology
    Yale University School of Medicine
  • Gary P. Wormser, M.D.
    Chief of Infectious Disease
    New York Medical College

• Emeritus
  Susan O’Connell, M.D.

• Robert T. Schoen, M.D.
  Clinical Professor of Medicine
  Yale University School of Medicine
• Daniel E. Sonenshine,Ph.D.
  Professor of Biology
  Department of Biological Sciences
  College of Sciences
  Old Dominion University
• Leonard Sigal, M.D.
  Chief of Rheumatology and Connective
  Tissue Research
  Director of the Lyme Disease Center
  Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Allen Steere, M.D.
  Director of Rheumatology
  Massachusetts General Hospital
• Jean Tsao, Ph.D.
  Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
  Michigan State University

How to Contact the ALDF

Board members and Scientific Advisors of the American Lyme Disease Foundation (ALDF) are unpaid volunteers, as well as nationally and internationally known leaders in basic and clinical research. They hold tenured positions at various academic and medical institutions, where they do outstanding work on Lyme disease. Consequently, they are not likely to be present at the official ALDF mailing address, which is used mainly to accept unsolicited donations, as well as other forms of correspondence. E-mail is the preferred means of communication, for inquiries that require a timely response. Pertinent e-mail addesses pertaining to specific issues are shown below.

Our Mission Statement notes that we are not a patient support group and that we do not give medical advice. Rather, we are dedicated solely to the dissemination of accurate and reliable information about the transmission, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease to the public, free of charge. This is accomplished mainly by means of our website (www.aldf.com) and by e-mail, the preferred means of communication. We rely only on unsolicited donations to support the work we do, and neithersponsor nor participate in fund-raising activities of any kind.

E-mail addresses pertinent to specific issues or concerns are as follows:

– Questions about Lyme disease: questions@aldf.com
– Questions about making donations: donations@aldf.com
– Inquiries from the media: media@aldf.com
– All other questions/issues related to Lyme disease or the ALDF: executivedirector@aldf.com

Be assured that we will respond in a timely manner.