Maryann Spurgin

Maryann Spurgin, Ph.D., is the founder of the ME Society of America (now archived; see below). She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, US and has lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) since March 1982. She taught philosophy until she became too ill. She worked as a science writer and writer on medical politics for many years and also wrote on the science and politics of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) until 2017, having spent considerable time studying philosophy of science post-graduation. In addition to a Ph.D. in philosophy, in her 40s, she spent 6 years studying classics with a focus on ancient history. Maryann has a deep love of music, and she has spent her retirement working with coaches studying voice and songwriting.

Blogs and articles

 * 1996, Review of Hillary Johnson's Osler's Web in The Nation
 * 1997, Physician-assisted suicide would reinforce a power structure that denies patient rights: Letter to the editor to the New York Review of Books in response to Ronald Dworkin
 * 1997, New Age "Science" or Pseudoscience: A Review of Mark Demitrack's and Susan Abbey's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Integrative Approach to Evaluation and Treatment
 * 2002, Maryann Spurgin Reviews I Remember Me
 * 2003, Maryann Spurgin, Ph.D., Reviews the 2003 ME/CFS Clinical Case Definition
 * 2013, IOM Statement from Dr. Maryann Spurgin, on YouTube
 * 2014, IOM Statement from Dr. Maryann Spurgin, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Society of America
 * 2016, Circulatory Impairment in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Preliminary Thesis
 * 2016, A Cardiac Marker for Disability in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A talk by Paul Cheney, writeup by Carol Sieverling(2004), edited by Maryann Spurgin(2016).
 * 2016, Maryann's 1997 take down of the psychogenic hypothesis in a review of a book by Mark Demitrack: ME Advocacy
 * 2016, Ray Colliton, friend to ME community, passes on for the Shoutout About ME blog
 * 2017, What is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Brief Historical Introduction
 * 2018, Trial By Error: Open Letter to the Lancet (Cosignatory)

Online presence

 * Facebook
 * ME Society of America(archived)
 * YouTube