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Medical Editorial Board

Name

Specialty

Contribution
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACRInternal Medicine & RheumatologyChief Medical Editor/Author

Jay W. Marks, MD
 
GastroenterologyMedical Editor/Author
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MDPathologyMedical Editor/Author

Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD
 
Emergency MedicineMedical Editor/Author

Medical Editors & Authors

Name

Specialty

Contribution

Brian Acacio, MD
 
Obstetrics & Gynecology/ Fertility
 
Author
 
Ronald Adamany, MD
 
Gastroenterology
 
Author
 
Kent Adamson, MD
 
Orthopedic Surgery
 
Author
 
Nili N. Alai, MD, FAAD
 
Dermatology
 
Author
 
Bhupinder Anand, MD
 
Gastroenterology
 
Editor
 
Patricia S. Bainter, MD 
 
Ophthalmology
 
Author
 
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP 
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author/Editor
 
Marc D. Basson, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS
 
Surgeon/Gastroenterology
 
Author
 
Bettina Bernstein, DO
 
Psychiatry
 
Author
 
Wayne Blocker, MD
 
Obstetrics and GynecologyAuthor
James Bredenkamp, MD
 
Otolaryngology
 
Author
 
Gregory G. Caputy, MD, PhD
 
Plastic Surgery
 
Author
 
Gary W. Cole, MD, FAAD
 
Dermatology
 
Author
 
Carolyn Janet Crandall, MD MS, FACP
 
Internal Medicine & Women's Health
 
Past Board Member, Previous Author
 
Howard Crystal, MD
 
Neurology
 
Author
 
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author
 
Eric S. Daar, MD
 
Infectious Diseases
 
Author
 
Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS
 
Ophthalmology
 
Author/Editor
 
Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author/Editor
 
Steven Doerr, MD
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author/Editor
 
Catherine Burt Driver, MD
 
Rheumatology
 
Author/Editor
 
Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD
 
Psychiatry and Mental Health
 
Author/Editor
 
Jason C. Eck, DO, MS
 
Orthopedics/Surgery
 
Author
 
Pamela I. Ellsworth, MD
 
Urology
 
Author
 
Michael C. Fishbein, MD
 
Cardiovascular &  Autopsy Pathology
 
Author
 
Robert Ferry Jr., MD
 
Pediatrics, Endocrinology
 
Author/Editor
 
Annette O. Gbemudu, PharmD, MBA
 
Pharmacy
 
Author
 
Ronald Gehling, MD
 
Allergy & Immunology
 
Author
 
Glenn Gerber, MD
 
Urology
 
Author
 
Gus Gialamas, MD
 
Orthopedic Surgery
 
Author
 
Gary W. Gibbon, MD
 
Pulmonary & Allergy
 
Author
 
Mitchell J. Gitkind, MD
 
Gastroenterology
 
Author
 
Sandra Gonzales Gompf, MD, FACP
 
Infectious Diseases
 
Author
 
Jayson Goo, ATC, MA, CKTI
 
Human Performance/Corrective Therapy
 
Author
 
Kyoung Min Han, DPM, AACFAS
 
Podiatry
 
Author
 
Harold H. Harsch, MD
 
Psychiatry
 
Author
 
Sietske N. Heyn, PhD
 
Neuroscience
 
Author
 
Edmond A. Hooker, MD, DrPH
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author/Editor
 
Steven B. Horne, DDS
 
General Dentistry
 
Author
 
Debra Houry, MD, MPH
 
Emergency Medicine/Women's Health
 
Author
 
Camille Marie Teres Hylton, MD
 
Ophthalmology
 
Author
 
Kara Jacobs, MPH
 
Infectious Disease
 
Author
 
Jordan S. Josephson, MD
 
Ear, Nose, Throat
 
Author
 
Mark H. Katz, MD
 
Urology
 
Author
 
Samuel M. Keim, MD
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author/Editor
 
Stephen F. Kemp, MD, PhD
 
Pediatric Endocrinologist
 
Author
 
Harley I. Kornblum, MD, PhD
 
Pediatrics & Neurology
 
Author
 
Betty Kovacs Harbolic, MS, RD
 
Dietician/Nutritionist
 
Author
 
Daniel Lee Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAI
 
Internal Medicine & Cardiology
 
Author
 
Ali R. Lashgari, MD
 
Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery
 
Author
 
Dennis Lee, MD
 
Gastroenterology
 
Previous Editor/Author
 
Jay W. Marks, MD
 
Gastroenterology
 
Editor/Author
 
Ruchi Mathur, MD FRCP(C)
 
Internal Medicine & Endocrinology
 
Previous Board Member and Author
 
John Mersch, MD, FAAP
 
Pediatrics
 
Author
 
Siamak N. Nabili, MD, MPH
 
Internal Medicine
 
Author
 
Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP
 
Infectious Disease
 
Author/Editor
 
Francis W. Nugent, MD
 
Oncology
 
Author
 
Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD
 
Pharmacy 
 
Author
 
David Perlstein, MD, FAAP
 
Pediatrics
 
Author/Editor
 
Stefan M. Pulst, MD
 
Neurology
 
Editor/Author
 
Philip A. Radovic, DPM, FACFAS
 
Podiatry
 
Author
 
J. Bradley Randleman, MD
 
Ophthalmology
 
Author
 
Donald Rediker, MD
 
Cardiology
 
Author
 
Alan Rockoff, MD
 
Dermatology
 
Author
 
Alan Saber, MD
 
Surgery
 
Author
 
Stephen J. Sanders, MA, CCC-A
 
Audiology
 
Author
 
George Schiffman, MD, FCCP
 
Pulmonary
 
Author
 
Leslie J. Schoenfield, MD PhD
 
Gastroenterology
 
Previous Editor/Author
 
Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author
 
Rahul K. Shah, MD, FAAP, FACS
 
Otolaryngology
 
Author
 
John Sheppard, MD
 
Ophthalmology
 
Author
 
Michael G. Sherman, DMD
 
Endodontist
 
Author
 
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
 
Internal Medicine & Rheumatology
 
Editor/Author
 
Thomas P. Sokol, MD, FACS, FASCRS
 
Gastroenterology
 
Author
 
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
 
Pathology
 
Author/Editor
 
Keith E. Stuart, MD
 
Oncology
 
Author
 
Bruce R. Tammelin, MD
 
Sleep Medicine Specialist

 
Author
 
Suzanne R. Trupin, MD
 
Obstetrics and Gynecology
 
Author/Editor
 
Andrew Verneuil, MD
 
Otolaryngology
 
Author
 
Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author
 
Richard Weil, MEd, CDE
 
Exercise Physiology, Diabetes Educator
 
Author
 
Frank J. Weinstock, MD, FACS
 
Ophthalmology
 
Author
 
Maureen Welker, MSN, NPc, CCRN
 
Nurse Practitioner
 
Author
 
Eni Williams PharmD
 
Pharmacy
 
Author
 
Jay Robert Woody, MD
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Author
 
Kevin C. Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS
 
Urology & Uro-oncology
 
Author
 

Last Updated: June 11, 2020

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