Linda Gourash, M.D. is a Developmental Pediatrician. She received her medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School in Washington D.C., and completed her Pediatric and Subspecialty Training at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in 1980 before serving on the full time faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine until 1991 in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry. As the Medical Director of the Prader-Willi and Behavioral Disorders Program of the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh for six years, she worked almost exclusively with children and adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome and related disorders who were referred for inpatient crisis intervention for medical and behavioral problems from throughout the USA and Canada. Currently, Dr. Gourash serves as a consultant for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) and the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization.

Janice Forster, M.D. is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in private practice who specializes in Developmental Neuropsychiatry. She has had over twenty-five years of clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities. During the ten years that she served as a psychiatric consultant to an inpatient rehabilitation program, she evaluated over 250 individuals with PWS and has managed the severe manifestations of the disorder across all levels of care. She serves as a consultant for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) and the International Prader-Willi Organization. Dr. Forster is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1977), and she completed her combined Pediatric Internship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and General Psychiatry residency through the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (1982). She is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.