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Chief of clinical allergy and immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Professor of medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Associate physician, Barnes West County Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Associate physician, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Martha Vetter White, MD
Director of Research, Institute for Asthma and Allergy
Coordinator of Pediatric Allergy, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH 1988 - 1993
Senior Staff Fellow, Allergic Diseases Section, National Institute of Allergy, 1988 - 1993
Staff Fellow, Center for Drugs and Biologics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, 1985- 1986
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Public Education Committee, member -- 1995 - present
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Board of Director, 1987 - present
Has written for the Journal of Immunology, Annals of Allergy, Blood, the American Review of Respiratory Diseases, and many others ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Carl Hangee-Bauer, M.A., N.D., alternative medicine
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Seattle Diplomate of Acupuncture, San Francisco College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Certified Accupressure Therapist, Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, California
Private practice, primary patient care blending naturopathic medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Medical Corps, Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington
Member, Naturopathic Advisory Committee, American Specialty Health Plans
Editorial Review board, Alternative Medicine Review D. Tina Madej, R.Ph., pharmacology and herbal medicine
Contributing writer, Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, published by Therapeutic Research Center/Pharmacist's Letter Stockton, California CARDIOLOGY Gordon Lindsay Fung, M.D., M.P.H., cardiology
Associate clinical professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
UCSF Cardiology Faculty Practice, San Francisco, California UCSF, Attending staff
California Pacific Medical Center, Active staff
Chinese Hospital, Active staff
St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Active staff
Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Director of Electrocardiography, Moffitt-Long Hospitals, UCSF
Regional faculty and provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Western States Affiliate, American Heart Association
Affiliate faculty, Physicians' Cholesterol Education Program, California Affiliate, American Heart Association
Member, National AMA Board of Directors, 1999-2001
Co-author, Stress as Suffering: The Pacific World, New Series, No. 6: 96-99, 1990 George Sopko, MD, MPH, cardiology
Medical officer-cardiology expert, Cardiovascular Medicine Scientific Research Group, Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (advising Consumer Health Interactive in a personal capacity and not as a representative of the federal government)
Project Officer, Women's Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation (WISE)
Leader, Pediatric and Adult Cardiovascular Medicine and Nutrition Scientific Research Group, Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, NHBLI, NIH, 1994- 2000
Physician/consultant, Cardiovascular Center of Northern Virginia
2001 NHLBI Performance Award
1999 NHLBI Performance Award
Reviewer, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Reviewer, Journal of the American Medical Association
2000, NHLBI representative, National Heart Attack Alert Program
Board certification, Cardiovascular Disease Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, cardiology
Assistant professor of clinical medicine, University of Chicago
Director, Clinical Programs: Clinical Cardiology/Education/ Echocardiography.
Clinical research in lipids, hypertension and acute ischemic syndromes.
Reviewer, Consumer materials on heart disease, American Medical Association DENTISTRY Alan W. Budenz, M.S., D.D.S., dentistry
Assistant professor, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California
Course director, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
Clinical group practice administrator, student clinic, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry DERMATOLOGY Thomas A. Sattler, M.D., dermatology
Assistant clinical professor of dermatology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Staff physician, Alta Bates-Herrick Hospitals, Berkeley, California
Private practice, Dermatology Associates of Berkeley, Berkeley and Orinda, California DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION Steven M. Moskowitz, M.D., disability, rehabilitation, and disease management
President, Doctors Health Management (utilization management consultants)
Assistant medical director of utilization management, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts
Staff physician, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts
Staff physician, New England Rehabilitation Center, Woburn, Massachusetts
Staff physician, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts EMERGENCY MEDICINE Michael J. Mello, M.D., M.P.H., emergency medicine
Assistant clinical professor of medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Staff attending physician, University Emergency Medicine Foundation, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island ENDOCRINOLOGY Bruce J. Biller, M.D., internal medicine and endocrinology
Medical director, Harvard University Business School Health Services
Physician, Harvard University Health Services
Former staff internist and endocrinologist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Medical Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Clinical associate in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Associate staff physician, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Associate staff physician, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusett FAMILY MEDICINE Michael B. Potter, MD, FAAFP
Board Certified by the American Board of Family Practice
Assistant clinical professor and attending physician, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF
Assistant director, UCSF/Stanford Collaborative Research Network
President, San Francisco chapter, American Academy of Family Physicians
Public health consultant, Haiti, West Indies, 1984-86
Reviewer, Western Journal of Medicine
Editorial Board, California Family Physician
Published in The Journal of Family Practice, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, and California Family Physician GASTROENTEROLOGY John M. Inadomi, M.D., gastroenterology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center
Chief, Endoscopy Unit, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Acting Chief, Gastroenterology Section, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan Robynne Kamala Chutkan, M.D., gastroenterology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology
Former Assistant Professor of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Digestive Diseases Branch
Author of several studies on gastroenterology published in peer-reviewed journals George W. Meyer, M.D., F.A.C.P., gastroenterology
Staff part-time gastroenterologist, Kaiser Hospital, Sacramento, California
Former Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California
Former Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Morehouse U. Medical School, Atlanta, GA
Author of several studies on gastroenterology published in peer-reviewed journals Robert M. Strauss, M.D., gastroenterology
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University
Private practitioner, Northwest Georgia Gastroenterology, Marietta, Georgia
Former Chief, Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Emory Clinic and Emory University Hospital
Former instructor, Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Harvard Medical School
Governor's Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow, American College in Gastroenterology
Author of several studies on gastroenterology published in peer-reviewed journals GERIATRICS Patrick Irvine, M.D., geriatrics
Former Chief Medical Officer, Consumer Health Interactive
Former executive director and medical director, UnitedHealth Group
Former director, EverCare managed-care business
Geriatric Medicine Academic Award grant, National Institute on Aging
Special Recognition Award, American Geriatrics Society
Author of more than 40 publications on geriatrics and aging Peter Pompei, M.D., geriatrics
Associate professor of medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Associate director for clinical programs, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Director, Fellowship Program in Geriatric Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, Internal Medicine Clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine
Medical director, Lytton Gardens Health Care Center
American Geriatrics Society, Geriatrics Recognition Award
Editorial board, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences
American Board of Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine INTERNAL MEDICINE Linda Tsai, M.D., internal medicine
Staff attending physician, Rochester General Hospital (affiliated with University of Rochester School of Medicine), Rochester, New York NEUROLOGY James McDowell, M.D., neurology
Active staff physician, St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, Washington
Private practitioner, Memorial Clinic, Olympia, Washington
Author of several studies on stroke published in peer-reviewed journals. NUTRITION Kathryn M. Kolasa, Ph.D., R.D., nutrition
Professor of nutrition, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
Section head, nutrition education and services, East Carolina University School of Medicine
Section head, resident education (family medicine), East Carolina University School of Medicine Lisa Tartamella, M.S., R.D., clinical nutrition and exercise physiology
Ambulatory nutrition specialist and faculty preceptor, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
Recognized Young Dietician of the Year, 1997
Nutrition consultant, Weight Watchers International
Professional affiliations: American Dietetic Association, ADA Sports and Cardiovascular Nutrition Practice Group, American College of Sports Medicine
Contributing author, The Yale Guide to Children's Nutrition: New Haven: Yale University
Experienced television and radio speaker on health issues OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY John Hobbs, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology
Associate professor, Rush Medical College department of obstetrics and gynecology, Chicago, Illinois
Senior attending physician and coordinator of gynecologic laparoscopy, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Private practitioner, Female Health Care Associates, Chicago, Illinois Gary M. Joffe, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology
Director of perinatal medicine, Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Volunteer clinical faculty, University of New Mexico Medical Center, Albuquerque, N.M.
Co-author of numerous studies published in peer-reviewed journals such as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Journal of Perinatology OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Edward J. Bernacki, M.D., M.P.H., occupational medicine
Board-certified specialist in general preventive medicine and occupational medicine
Director of occupational medicine, School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital/University
Associate professor of medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Chair, Joint Committee on Health, Safety, and Environment, Johns Hopkins University
Has published dozens of articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, including the Journal of Occupational Medicine Gwen Orr Brachman, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., occupational medicine
Board-certified in internal medicine and by the National Board of Medical Examiners
Fellow, America College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Assistant clinical professor of medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark
Attending physician in internal medicine, Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey
Has lectured widely on topics such as occupational lung diseases Lawrence D. Budnick, M.D., M.P.H., occupational medicine
Director, Occupational Medicine Service, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, reviewer
American Journal of Public Health, reviewer
Certification, American Board of Preventive Medicine, National Board of Medical Occupational Medicine Advisor, Exxon corporation, 1989-1994
Assistant Medical director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY, 1986-1987
Preventive Medicine Recognition Awards, American College of Preventive Medicine Robert L. Goldberg, M.D., F.A.C.O.E.M., occupational medicine
President, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Vice-chair, Occupational Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine
Assistant clinical professor of medicine, University of California at San Francisco
Consultant in e-health and occupational medicine
Board-certified specialist in occupational medicine Natalie P. Hartenbaum, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M, occupational medicine
Board-certified in occupational medicine and internal medicine
Chief Medical Officer, OccuMedix in Maple Glen, Pennsylvania
Medical director, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Treasurer, Computers in Occupational Medicine, 1996-1998
Fellow and board member, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
President, Philadelphia Occupational and Environmental Medicine Society
Specialist in transportation safety
Has written for Occupational Safety and Health and American Family Physician Chris C.W. Kunis, M.D., occupational medicine
Board certified in internal medicine and occupational and environmental medicine, American Board of Forensic Examiners
Company physician, crane manufacturer in Pennsylvania Paul Manchester, M.D., M.P.H., occupational medicine
Chief Medical Officer for US Healthworks of California
Board-certified in occupational medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine
Certified by the State of California as a Qualified Medical Evaluator for performing disability examinations
Has practiced occupational medicine since 1988 David H. Wegman, M.D., occupational health
Professor and chair, Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Co-editor, Occupational Health: Recognizing and Treating Work-related Disease and Injury, 4th edition, New York: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins ONCOLOGY Gary R. Cecchi, M.D., hematology and oncology
Bone marrow transplant physician, Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley, California
Director, Alta Bates Medical Center apheresis unit
Associate director, Alta Bates Bone Marrow Transplant Center
Assistant director, Alta Bates Cancer Research Program Aviation Medical Examiner Jocelyn J. Dunn, M.D., surgery
Harvard-trained surgeon specializing in breast diseases and breast cancer, Palo Alto, California
Former general surgery chief resident, Stanford University Hospital
Board certification, American Board of Surgery
Hospital privileges, Stanford University Hospital and Recovery Inn (Menlo Park)
Former researcher, National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute
Fellow, American Board of Surgeons
Credentialling committee, Department of Surgery at Stanford OPHTHALMOLOGY Dean R. Hirabayashi, M.D., ophthalmology
Private practitioner, San Francisco, California
Active staff, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California
Active staff, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
Courtesy staff, University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California
Courtesy staff, St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, California
Ophthalmology consultant, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs for Federal Employees PATHOLOGY Elizabeth A. Hartwell, M.D., pathology
Associate professor, department of pathology and laboratory medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas
Chief of clinical pathology, department of pathology and laboratory medicine, University of Texas Medical School
Medical director, laboratory, Children's Assessment Center, Houston, Texas
Medical director, Dynacare Hermann Laboratory Services and Hermann Hospital Laboratory Services, Houston, Texas
Active staff physician, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
Active staff physician, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Houston, Texas PEDIATRICS Anthony J. Alario, M.D., pediatrics
Associate professor of pediatrics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Director, pediatric rheumatology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
Associate physician, pediatric emergency department, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island Karen F. Buchi, M.D., pediatrics (neonatal)
Associate professor of pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Medical director, 2 North Nursery, University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
Medical director, University Clinic at South Main Public Health Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Carrie Lynn Byington, M.D., pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases
Assistant professor of pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Core faculty, pediatric primary care residency program, University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Medical director, "Reach Out and Read" community literacy program Jonathan E. Fielding, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., public health and pediatrics
Professor of health services and pediatrics, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Co-director, Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities, University of California at Los Angeles
Director of public health and health officer, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Member of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
President, American College of Preventive Medicine Editor, Annual Review of Public Health Annemary Martinez Franks, M.D., pediatrics
Private practitioner, Berkeley Pediatric Medical Group, Berkeley, California
Advisory Committee, Children's Hospital Oakland Nurse Advice Line
Director, Berkeley Pediatric Medical Group Lab Director
Member, Alta Bates Medical Group Credential Committee Howard S. Gruber, M.D., pediatrics
Clinical faculty, health and medical sciences program, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Private Practitioner, Berkeley Pediatric Medical Group, Berkeley, California
Attending physician, Children's Hospital, Oakland, California
Attending physician, Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley, California Laura Grunbaum, M.D., pediatrics
Private practitioner, Bancroft Pediatric Medical Group, San Leandro, California
Staff physician, Children's Hospital, Oakland, California
Staff physician, Eden Hospital, Castro Valley, California Clifford I. Harris, M.D., pediatrics
Private practitioner, Bancroft Pediatric Medical Group, San Leandro, California
Staff physician, Children's Hospital, Oakland, California
Staff physician, Eden Hospital, Castro Valley, California
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics Eliot W. Nelson, M.D., pediatrics
Associate professor of pediatrics, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
Attending physician, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Reviewer, Journal of Pediatrics
Reviewer, Pediatrics
Reviewer, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Board certification in pediatrics William Sears, M.D., pediatrics
Associate clinical professor of pediatrics, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Private practitioner, pediatrics, San Clemente, California
Author of 24 books on pregnancy and parenting, including The Pregnancy Book, The Birth Book, The Baby Book, The Discipline Book, and The A.D.D. Book Nancy C. Showen, M.D., pediatrics
Attending physician, Children's Hospital, Oakland, California
Board certified, Pediatrics
Counselor/supervisor at Amado House, residential treatment center for disturbed adolescents, 1986-1987
Professional affiliation, American Academy of Pediatrics Paul C. Young, M.D., pediatrics
Associate professor of pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Medical staff, University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
Medical staff, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Editorial board member, Pediatrics PHARMACOLOGY D. Tina Madej, R.Ph., pharmacology and herbal medicine
Contributing writer, Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, published by Therapeutic Research Center/Pharmacist's Letter Stockton, California PLASTIC SURGERY Elizabeth Slass Lee, M.D., plastic and reconstructive surgery
Private practitioner, Berkeley, California
Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery PSYCHIATRY Amanda J. Gruber, M.D., psychiatry
Associate Chief, Substance Abuse, Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital (Harvard affiliate)
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1991-1994
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994 - present
Assistant Psychiatrist, McLean Hospital, 1994 - present
NIDA Training Grant-Drug Abuse, 1994-1995
Livingston Award, 1994-1995
Invited Speaker, World Psychiatric Association, Paris, France PSYCHOLOGY Lynn Cohen, M.A., M.F.T., psychology
Licensed marriage, family, and child therapist in private practice, Vacaville, CA
Case-manager, Community Treatment Center, 1986- 1991
Ask the Expert, Blue Shield of California, mylifepath.com
Masters in Marriage/Family/Child Counseling Irwin A. Hyman, Ed.D., child psychology
Professor of school psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Director of the National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives, Temple University
Private practitioner, individual, group, and family psychotherapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bruce Linton, Ph.D., psychotherapy
Private practitioner, marriage and family counseling, Berkeley, California
Author, Finding Time for Fatherhood
Founder, Father's Forum program for expectant and new fathers SPORTS MEDICINE AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY Richard T. Cotton, M.A., exercise physiology
Chief exercise physiologist and vice president, instructor certification, American Council on Exercise, San Diego, California
Exercise physiologist and owner, Fitness Progressions personal training consulting service, Carlsbad, California
Chairman of the board of advisers for the San Diego Community College District's fitness instructor training program Steven S. Isono, M.D., orthopedic surgery and sports medicine
Orthopedic surgery consultant, Alta Bates-Herrick Medical Center, Berkeley, California
Orthopedic surgery consultant, Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, Palo Alto, California
Physician for national and international judo, tae kwon do, boxing, track-and-field, and triathlon events
Qualified medical evaluator, State of California division of industrial accidents C.E. McLaughlin, M.D., sports medicine
Adjunct assistant professor in Sports Medicine, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Medical director, U.C. Berkeley Fitness Testing Lab
Clinical preceptor, U.C. San Francisco School of Medicine
Team physician, Berkeley High School Athletics
Clinical practice in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine, Berkeley, California TRAVEL MEDICINE Richard Thompson, M.D., travel medicine
Medical director, Camino Medical Group International Travel Clinic and Occupational Medicine Division, Sunnyvale, California
Author, Travel and Routine Immunizations - A Practical Guide for the Medical Office, 2001
Author, Well on the Road: A Practical Guide for the International Traveler, 2001
Assistant editor, Stuart Roses's International Travel Health Guide, 2001
Author, "Travel Vaccines," Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1999
Domain Expert on Immunizations, WebMD
Board-certified, American Board of Preventive Medicine
Medical director, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Medical director, Guidant (Advanced Cardiovascular systems)
Member, Merck, Inc., board of advisors, travel immunizations UROLOGY Joel A. Piser, M.D., urology
Private practitioner, Berkeley Urological Associates, California
Active staff physician, Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California
Active staff physician, Children's Hospital, Oakland, California
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