Ben Thrower, M.D., is Medical Director of the MS Institute at Shepherd Center in Atlanta, GA, where he works exclusively with individuals with multiple sclerosis.  Since 1995, the MS Institute at Shepherd has worked with researchers at Harvard Medical School and Emory University to test new MS compounds, investigate new drug therapies and search for a genetic marker for immune activity in people undergoing various MS therapies.  Before joining Shepherd, Dr. Thrower was Medical Director of the Holy Family MS Institute in Spokane, WA.  He is fully committed to quality care of the MS community.  He has worked closely with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in various capacities and has received the society's Norman Cohn Hope Chest Award. Dr. Thrower was the first physician to be inducted into the NMSS Volunteer Hall of Fame. He also serves as a clinical instructor of neurology at Emory University.

Fanny M. Jaquez, M.D., a board eligible neurologist, joined the MS Institute at Shepherd in 2004.  Prior to joining the Shepherd MS team, Dr. Jaquez spent many years as a solo practitioner at the Neurology Center in Gadsden, Alabama. Dr. Jaquez's native country is the Dominican Republic and she is fluent in both Spanish and English.  Her interests include her medical practice, environmental issues, medical academic activities, traveling and spending time with her three children. Dr. Jaquez is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Neurology.

Robert Godsall, Ph.D., has been part of Shepherd Center since 1997 and is the coordinator of Neuropsychological Services for the MS Institute at Shepherd. He also facilitates the monthly MS support group meetings at Shepherd Center. Godsall received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Georgia State University Department of Psychology, where his specialty interests were Clinical Neuropsychology and Family Systems Therapy.  Following completion of his clinical internship, where he completed major rotations in Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology, Godsall completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology in the Behavioral Neurology Section of the Neurology Department at the Emory School of Medicine. Along with his work in neuropsychology, Godsall continues to pursue his interests in the impact of family systems on the course of neurological disorders.