About the Medical Resource Center

The LPA Medical Resource Center (MRC) is the official site for medical information about dwarfism (conditions of short stature), sponsored by the Little People of America, Inc. (LPA). LPA is an American nonprofit organization that provides medical, social, educational, vocational and counseling assistance to people with dwarfism, their families, and their health care providers.

Funding

Funding from LPA and private donors has enabled the Medical Resource Center to become a reality. For us to continue to grow this site, and to provide the latest and most accurate information and resources about dwarfism, we rely on your donations to the Medical Resource Center Fund. If you would like to contribute, please send donations to the Little People of America and designate the fund for the Medical Resource Center.

Little People of America, Inc.
5289 NE Elam Young Parkway
Suite F-100
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Toll-free: (888) LPA-2001 (English and Spanish)
Direct: (503) 846-1562
Fax: (503) 846-1590
E-mail: info@lpaonline.org

Volunteers

The MRC is developed and maintained by volunteers:

Content

Ericka (Peasley) Okenfuss, MS, LPA Medical Resource Director

Ericka is a lifetime member of LPA. She is a member of the LPA Medical Advisory Board and previously served LPA in the past as Genetics/Ethics Coordinator. She co-authored the organization's position statement on genetic testing. Ericka has a master's degree in genetic counseling. Professionally, she is a genetic counselor and the Regional Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic coordinator for Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

Technology

David Bradford, original builder/designer of this website

Nick Koonce, Current LPA IT chairperson, is providing website maintenance and further development of this site

Dedication

This site is dedicated to Robert Van Etten and to Lee Kitchens who, as with many things in LPA, had the vision.

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