David Heydrick, M.D., M.S., is a Board Certified Neurologist and engineer, working part-time in Neurology private practice in Frederick, MD. He is the Science Advisor for the Parkinson’s Action Network (PAN) and interfaces with patient advocates and with government and private agencies on pertinent scientific issues affecting the PAN mission to fight for PD research and a cure.

Dr. Heydrick has a B.S. in Biology and Engineering from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA, and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He completed his medical training, including being Chief Resident in Neurology and doing a Neuromuscular / Electrophysiology Fellowship, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to entering the field of Neurology, Dr. Heydrick was a mechanical engineer for the Department of Defense.

Dr. Heydrick was honored in 2005 as a "Health Care Hero in Advancements in Health Care", from the The Daily Record, a state-wide campaign to recognize the contributions of exceptional physicians and health care organizations. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Maryland Neurological Society, American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Movement Disorders Society, and New York Academy of Sciences.

In January 2008, Dr. Heydrick makes available his first instructional DVD, "The Parkinson's Pyramid and Pyradigm of Health" for neurodegenerative disease, to share the science-based, empowering lifestyle therapeutics he developed for the purpose of neuroprotection to slow his own aggressive form of PD.

Peter Dunlap-Shohl, illustrator of the "The Parkinson's Pyramid®" and the "Little Neuron™", was diagnosed with PD in 2002 at the age of 43. Pete has worked as cartoonist for the Anchorage Daily News for nearly 25 years.  He produces four editorial cartoons per week, concentrating on local topics. He also created and oversees a local interactive political cartoon caption contest for which he draws one cartoon a week that readers complete by submitting captions*.  Dunlap-Shohl has won prizes from organizations including the Alaska Press Club, the Society of Newspaper Design, and the Society of Professional Journalists, which awarded him first place in its 2002 Northwest regional editorial cartoon competition.

You may visit an archive of his work at: http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/browse.cfm/DunlaP. Peter has launched an illustrated general-interest Parkinson's blog. He welcomes visitors at: http://offandonakpdrag.blogspot.com

*To view the caption contest, visit: http://community.adn.com/?q=adn/cartoonist.

Dunlap-Shohl has lived most of his life in Anchorage, surviving the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and sundry volcanic eruptions and moose charges. He lives in the foothills of the Chugach Mountains with his wife Pamela and son Wiley. Hobbies include biking, skiing, and playing the dobro -- although with PD he no longer does them simultaneously. He has recently started to explore the creation of short computer animations. A diagnosis of PD throws life into high relief. Every day you're still buttoning your own shirt is a good one," according to Pete. He is fortunate to have a wife who has a quarter century of experience putting up with bizarre behavior from her spouse.