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| Name | Specialty | Contribution |
| Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD | Pathology, Women's Health | Chief Medical Editor/Author |
| John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP | Emergency Medicine | Medical Author/Editor |
| Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM | Emergency Medicine | Medical Author/Editor |
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| Brian Acacio, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology/Fertility | Author |
| Nili N. Alai, MD, FAAD | Dermatology | Author |
| Mara Aloi, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Norberto Alvarez, MD | Pediatric Neurology | Author |
| Bhupinder Anand, MD | Gastroenterology | Editor |
| Carmel Armon, MD | Neurology | Author |
| Elisa Aumont, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP | Emergency Medicine | Author/Editor |
| Marc D. Basson, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS | Surgeon/Gastroenterology | Author |
| Selim R. Benbadis, MD | Neurology | Author |
| Bettina Bernstein, DO | Psychiatry | Author |
| Robert Brannigan, MD | Urology | Author |
| Robert Bronstein, MD | Orthopedics | Author |
| Lynn Barkley Burnett, EdD, MS, LLB(c) | Medical Advisor | Author |
| Elizabeth Bushra, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| John Bushra, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Michael R. Bye, MD | Pediatrics/Pulmonary | Editor |
| Ryland Byrd, MD | Asthma | Editor |
| Gregory G. Caputy, MD, PhD | Plastic Surgery | Author |
| Patrick L. Carolan, MD | Pediatrics | Author |
| Andrew K. Chang, MD | Infectious Disease | Author |
| Gary W. Cole, MD, FAAD | Dermatology | Author |
| Howard Crystal, MD | Neurology | Author |
| Susan Cullinan, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Eric S. Daar, MD | Infectious Disease | Author |
| Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS | Ophthalmology | Author/Editor |
| Fernando Dangond, MD | Neurology | Author |
| Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD | Emergency Medicine | Author/Editor |
| Colonel Thomas M. DeBerardino, MD | Orthopedic Surgery | Author |
| Jorge de la Torre, MD, FACS | Plastic Surgery | Author |
| Steven Doerr, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author/Editor |
| Zoe Diana Draelos, MD | Dermatology | Author |
| Catherine B. Driver, MD | Rheumatology | Author |
| Barbara J. Drobino, DO | Emergency Medicine/Dive Medicine | Author |
| Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD | Psychiatry and Mental Health | Author/Editor |
| Jason Eck, DO, MS | Orthopaedic Surgery | Author |
| Scott D. Fell, DO, FAAEM | Emergency and Hyperbaric Medicine | Author |
| Robert Ferry Jr., MD | Pediatric Endocrinologist | Author/Editor |
| Steven Fine, MD, PhD | Infectious Disease | Author |
| George A. Fisher Jr., MD, PhD | Oncology | Author |
| Mark L. Francis, MD | Rheumatology | Author |
| Gary M. Gaddis, MD, PhD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Gayle Galletta, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Frederick Gaupp, MD | Family Medicine | Author |
| Glenn S. Gerber, MD | Urology | Author |
| William Gibson, MD, FACEP | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Grant G. Gilliand, MD | Ophthalmology | Author |
| Sandra Gonzales Gompf, MD, FACP | Infectious Diseases | Author |
| Jayson Goo, ATC, MA, CKTI | Human Performance/Corrective Therapy | Author |
| Andrew Grossman, MD | Pediatric Gastroenterology | Author |
| Eloise M. Harman, MD | Pulmonary/Critical Care | Author |
| Harold H. Harsch, MD | Psychiatry | Author |
| Allison Harvey, MD, FACEP | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA | Neurology | Author |
| Barbara K. Hecht, PhD | Genetics | Author/Editor |
| Frederick Hecht, MD, FAAP, FACMG | Pediatrics & Genetics | Author/Editor |
| Gila Hertz, PhD, ABSM | Sleep Disorders/Psychiatry/Behavioral Medicine | Author |
| Sietske N. Heyn, PhD | Neuroscience | Author |
| Christopher Holstege, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Edmond Hooker, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Debra Houry, MD, MPH | Emergency Medicine/Women's Health | Author |
| Camille Marie Teres Hylton, MD | Ophthalmology | Author |
| Jordan S. Josephson, MD | Ear, Nose, Throat | Author |
| Robert Kacprowicz, MD, FAAEM | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Pranay Kathuria, MD, FACP, FASN | Nephrology | Author |
| Mark H. Katz, MD | Urology | Author |
| Samuel M. Keim, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Stephen F. Kemp, MD, PhD | Pediatric Endocrinologist | Author |
| James Key II, MD | Ophthalmology | Author |
| David M. Klachko, MD | Endocrinology | Editor |
| Betty Kovacs, MS, RD | Dietitian/Nutritionist | Author |
| Lance W. Kreplick, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Daniel Lee Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAI | Cardiology | Author/Editor |
| Juan Latorre, MD | Physical Medicine and Spinal Cord Injury | Author |
| George Lazarou, MD, FACOG, FACS | OB/GYN | Author |
| Cynde Lee, BS, MEd | Kinesiology | Author |
| Dennis Lee, MD | Gastroenterology | Author/Editor |
| Stephanie Lee, MD | Endocrinology | Author |
| Michael Lehrer, MD | Dermatology | Author |
| Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC | Dermatology | Author |
| Richard F. Lockey, MD | Allergy and Immunology | Author |
| Helmi Lutsep, MD | Neurology | Editor |
| Petar Mamula, MD | Pediatric Gastroenterology | Author |
| Mary C. Mancini, MD, PhD | Surgery | Author |
| Jay W. Marks, MD | Gastroenterology | Author/Editor |
| Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCP(C) | Endocrinology | Author/Editor |
| Terry McClain, ARNP | Neurology | Author |
| Robert M. McNamara, MD, FAAEM | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Jeffrey J. Meffert, MD | Dermatology | Author |
| John Mersch, MD, FAAP | Pediatrics | Author |
| John Meyerhoff, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Author |
| Trevor Mills, MD, MPH | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| James Mulinda, MD | Endocrinology | Author |
| Daniel Muller, MD | Internal Medicine/Rheumatology | Author |
| Siamak N. Nabili, MD, MPH | Internal Medicine | Author |
| Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP | Infectious Disease | Author/Editor |
| Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS | General Surgery | Author |
| Daniel Noltkamper, MD, FACEP, CDR | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Annette (Gbemudu) Ogbru, PharmD, MBA | Pharmacy | Author |
| Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD | Pharmacy | Author |
| David Alexander Paine, MD | Ophthalmology | Author |
| Maria Pease, MD | Psychiatry | Author |
| David Perlstein, MD, FAAP | Pediatrics | Author/Editor |
| Irina Petrache, MD | Pulmonology | Author |
| Philip A. Radovic, DPM, FACFAS | Podiatry | Author |
| J. Bradley Randleman | Ophthalmology | Author |
| Alan A. Saber, MD | General Surgery | Author |
| Kush Sachdeva, MD | Oncology and Hematology | Author |
| Alan Schaffert, MD | Neurology | Author |
| George Schiffman, MD, FCCP | Pulmonology | Author/Editor |
| Leslie J. Schoenfield, MD, PhD | Gastroenterology | Author/Editor |
| Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP | Emergency Medicine | Author/Editor |
| Rahul K. Shah, MD, FAAP, FACS | Otolaryngology | Author |
| William Shapiro, MD | Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Girish Sharma, MD | Pulmonology | Author |
| William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR | Internal Medicine and Rheumatology | Editor |
| John Sheppard, MD | Ophthalmology and Pharmacology | Author |
| P. John Simic, MD, FAAEM | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Gary David Steinberg, MD | Urology | Author |
| Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD | Pathology, Women's Health | Chief Medical Editor/Author |
| Keith E. Stuart, MD | Oncology | Author |
| Brian R Sullivan, MD | Ophthalmology | Author |
| Alan Szeftel, MD | Internal Medicine, Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care | Author/Editor |
| MaryAnn Tran, MD | Infectious Disease | Author |
| Suzanne R. Trupin, MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Author/Editor |
| Sandip Prasan Vasavada, MD | Urology | 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 |
| Eni Williams, PharmD | Pharmacy | Author |
| Jay Robert Woody, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
| Kevin C. Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS | Surgery | Author |
| Mark Zwanger, MD | Emergency Medicine | Author |
Last Updated: February 10, 2014
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