Alex has spent several years dedicated to EMG Nerve Conduction Tests in a Neuromuscular Neurology Clinic. While performing diagnostic studies, Alex met many patients newly diagnosed or living with myasthenia gravis. He found inspiration in their day-to-day perseverance through the unique challenges associated with MG.
Alex will graduate medical school in 2026. He enjoys staying connected by volunteering at free local clinics and spending time in support groups, where he can learn from the experiences of patients and their families.
Alex is thrilled to join the Conquer MG community and to help drive positive change and education as far and wide as he can.
Alicia Peconio, Board of Trustees
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Alicia was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis in 2016. She worked in higher education administration for more than 16 years and currently works for Northern Seminary as the Director of Academic Operations/Chief Compliance Officer.
Alicia lives in Elmwood Park, IL with her husband Joe and their puppy Shadow. In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading, watching movies, and all things coffee.
Meet Our New Medical Advisory Board Member
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Conquer MG welcomes its newest Medical Advisory Board Member, Dr. Raghav Govindarajan.
Raghav Govindarajan, MD is board certified in neurology, neuromuscular medicine
and clinical neuromuscular pathology. He is a practicing neurologist at Hospital Sisters Health System Medical Group, adjunct professor of neurology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and at A.T. Still School of Medicine. He was the past chair and vice chair of the neuromuscular section of AAN. He is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, editor of five books, recipient of 20 research grants and has been awarded more than 50 teaching awards including the National Golden Apple Award from the American Medical Student Association and the American Academy of Neurology’s Clerkship Director Teaching Award. He has been inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Sigma Xi. He is an elected fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, American College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and London. He has been honored with Leonard Tow Humanism Award by Arnold P. Gold Foundation in addition to the Schwartz Compassionate Caregiver Award for the care of his patients.
and clinical neuromuscular pathology. He is a practicing neurologist at Hospital Sisters Health System Medical Group, adjunct professor of neurology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and at A.T. Still School of Medicine. He was the past chair and vice chair of the neuromuscular section of AAN. He is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, editor of five books, recipient of 20 research grants and has been awarded more than 50 teaching awards including the National Golden Apple Award from the American Medical Student Association and the American Academy of Neurology’s Clerkship Director Teaching Award. He has been inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Sigma Xi. He is an elected fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, American College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and London. He has been honored with Leonard Tow Humanism Award by Arnold P. Gold Foundation in addition to the Schwartz Compassionate Caregiver Award for the care of his patients. 
