Liz Cohen Joins BUSNA Board

Birdshot Uveitis Society of North America is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Cohen as its newest board member.

Liz lives in Nashville, TN with her husband of 44 years. She has spent her career in sales and credit in the building management field. Her responsibilities have included some of Manhattan’s most beautiful and iconic buildings.

Inspired by her 100-year-old mom, Liz is very active in both physically and in her community. She’s an engaged member of her temple, Kol Dodi in Nashville. She also belongs to a book club and walks every day, either on her Peloton or with Jasper, her dog.

Liz first noticed brief and fleeting visual disturbances in 2016. It wasn’t until 2108 that more bizarre symptoms sent her to a neuro-ophthalmologist who diagnosed her with “visual migraines”. After her birdshot diagnosis in 2019, she began aggressive treatment with prednisone and immunosuppressant medications. Her eyes have been quiet for the past year. You can read Liz's diagnosis story, which was featured in BUSNA's series of blog posts for Rare Disease Month 2022,.

Liz is honored to join the board and believes strongly in what she sees as the threefold purpose of BUSNA: to fund research, to share information and data with our UK and European counterparts, and to support each other.

Welcome Liz!