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Dermatology
William D James, MD, Program Director, Vice-Chair, Albert M Kligman Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Dirk M Elston, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center

Emergency Medicine
Jonathan Adler, MD, Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital

Other chiefs
Barry Brenner, MD, PhD, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Steven Dronen, MD, FAAEM, Director of Emergency Services, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center

Craig Feied, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Director of Informatics, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington Hospital Center; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University; Director, National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics

William K Mallon, MD, Program Director, Internship Training, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California

Robert O'Connor, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery, (Emergency Medicine), Thomas Jefferson University; Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System

Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Charles V Pollack, Jr, MD, MA, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine; Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital

Raymond J Roberge, MD, MPH, FAAEM, FACMT, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Magee-Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Internal Medicine
Allergy and Immunology
Michael A Kaliner, MD, Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine

Cardiology
Michael E Zevitz, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School

Other chiefs
Leonard Ganz, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Henry JL Marriott, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of South Florida School of Medicine

Critical Care
Michael R Pinsky, MD, Research Fellowship Program Director, Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Endocrinology
George T Griffing, MD, Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Louis University

Gastroenterology
Julian Katz, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, MCP Hahnemann University

Hematology
Emmanuel C Besa, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Drexel University College of Medicine

Infectious Diseases
Burke A Cunha, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine; Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Vice-Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital

Nephrology
Vecihi Batuman, MD, FACP, Chief of Renal-Hypertension Section, New Orleans Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Tulane University School of Medicine

Oncology
John S Macdonald, MD, Medical Director, Saint Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center; Chief, Division of Medical Oncology, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College

Perioperative Care
William A Schwer, MD, Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center; Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush Medical College

Pulmonology
Zab Mohsenifar, MD, Director, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine

Rheumatology
Arthur Weinstein, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University; Associate Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director, Section of Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center

Neurology
Helmi L Lutsep, MD, Associate Director of Oregon Stroke Center; Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University

Kenneth M Heilman, MD, James E Rooks Jr Professor of Neurology, University of Florida; Chief, Departments of Neurology and Clinical Psychology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Gainesville

Nicholas Y Lorenzo, MD, Chief Editor, eMedicine Neurology; Consulting Staff, Neurology Specialists and Consultants

Obstetrics/Gynecology
Lee P Shulman, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Head, Section of Reproductive Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Distinguished Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Pediatric Medicine
Allergy and Immunology
Mark Ballow, MD, Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Buffalo Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo

Cardiology
Stuart Berger, MD, Medical Director of The Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Steven Neish, MD, Director of Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Department of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine

Critical Care
Maureen Strafford, MD, Arnold P Gold Foundation Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Tufts University and Tufts-New England Medical Center

Dentistry
Maureen Strafford, MD, Arnold P Gold Foundation Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Tufts University and Tufts-New England Medical Center

Dermatology
William D James, MD, Program Director, Vice-Chair, Albert M Kligman Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Dirk M Elston, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center

Developmental and Behavioral
Murray M Kappelman, MD, Former Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Endocrinology
George P Chrousos, MD, FAAP, FACP, MACE, Chief, Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology, NICHD/NIH; Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical School

Environmental
Maureen Strafford, MD, Arnold P Gold Foundation Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Tufts University and Tufts-New England Medical Center

Gastroenterology
Steven Altschuler, MD, President and CEO, Children's Hospital Foundation, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Genetics and Metabolic Disease
Bruce Buehler, MD, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Gynecology
Maureen Strafford, MD, Arnold P Gold Foundation Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Tufts University and Tufts-New England Medical Center

Hematology
Robert J Arceci, MD, PhD, King Fahd Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Director, Department of Oncology, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Max J Coppes, MD, PhD, Professor, Departments of Oncology and Pediatrics, University of Calgary; Director, Children's Cancer Program, Tom Baker Cancer Center, Alberta Children's Hospital of Calgary

Infectious Diseases
Russell Steele, MD, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Neonatology
Neil N Finer, MD, Director, Division of Neonatology, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego

Nephrology
Craig B Langman, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University School of Medicine

Nutrition
Steven Altschuler, MD, President and CEO, Children's Hospital Foundation, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Oncology
Robert J Arceci, MD, PhD, King Fahd Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Director, Department of Oncology, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Max J Coppes, MD, PhD, Professor, Departments of Oncology and Pediatrics, University of Calgary; Director, Children's Cancer Program, Tom Baker Cancer Center, Alberta Children's Hospital of Calgary

Pulmonology
Michael R Bye, MD, Acting Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Rheumatology
Norman T Ilowite, MD, Chief, Rheumatology Division, Schneider Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Toxicology
Maureen Strafford, MD, Arnold P Gold Foundation Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Tufts University and Tufts-New England Medical Center

Pediatric Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
John Kupferschmid, MD, Chief, Section of Congenital Heart Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

General Surgery
Philip L Glick, MD, Vice Chairman and Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo

Other Chiefs
Harsh Grewal, MD, FACS, FAAP, Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Temple University School of Medicine; Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Temple University Children's Medical Center

Marleta Reynolds, MD, Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University School of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago

Otolaryngology
Maureen Strafford, MD, Arnold P Gold Foundation Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Tufts University and Tufts-New England Medical Center

Transplantation
Riccardo A Superina, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University School of Medicine; Director of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago

Other Chiefs
Stuart M Greenstein, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center

Urology
William J Cromie, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Capital District Physicians' Health Plan

Vascular Surgery
Mary C Mancini, MD, PhD, Director of Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Professor, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center


Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Consuelo T Lorenzo, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Alegent Health Care, Immanuel Rehabilitation Center

Rene Cailliet, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine

Other Chiefs
Denise I Campagnolo, MD, MS, Director of Clinical Trials Research, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph’s Hospital

Robert H Meier III, MD, Director of Medical Rehabilitation, Sunspectrum Outpatient Rehabilitation; Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Psychiatry
Stephen Soreff, MD, President of Education Initiatives, Worcester, MA; Faculty, Metropolitan College of Boston University

Radiology
Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center

Other Chiefs
Felix S Chew, MD, EdM, Vice Chairman of Education, Section Head of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Professor, Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Kyung J Cho, MD, Program Director, Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System

Lawrence M Davis, MD, Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging (Clinical), Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Brown Medical School

Ziv J Haskal, MD, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Director, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia

John Karani, MBBS, FRCR, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London

Donald Resnick, MD, Chief of Osteoradiology Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of California at San Diego

James G Smirniotopoulos, MD, Chair, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Biomedical Informatics, Chair, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Charles S White, MD, Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs, Director of Thoracic Imaging, Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland

Sports Medicine
William Jay Bryan, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor University College of Medicine

Other Chiefs
Sherwin SW Ho, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Chicago

Wylie D Lowery, Jr, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University

Surgery
General Surgery
John Geibel, MD, DSc, Director, Professor, Departments of Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine

Neurosurgery
Michael Dogali, MD, CM, Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine

Other Chiefs
Lyal G Leibrock, MD, Chief, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Ophthalmology
Hampton Roy, Sr, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Other Chiefs
James P Gills, MD, Founder, St Luke's Cataract and Laser Institute; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida College of Medicine

Orthopedic Surgery
Harris Gellman, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arkansas and University of Miami; Consulting Surgeon, Broward Hand Center

Other Chiefs
Jason H Calhoun, MD, FAAOS, Chairman, J Vernon Luck Distinguished Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Missouri

Dennis P Grogan, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine; Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospital for Children of Tampa

Mary Ann E Keenan, MD, Director of Neuro-Orthopedics Program, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Carlos J Lavernia, MD, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami School of Medicine; Chief of Orthopedic Institute, Mercy Hospital of Miami

Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery
Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Plastic Surgery
Al Aly, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Iowa

Other Chiefs
Susan E Downey, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California

Lars M Vistnes, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Program Director, Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine

Thoracic Surgery
Mary C Mancini, MD, PhD, Director of Cardiothoracic Transplantation, Professor, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Transplantation
John Geibel, MD, DSc, Director, Professor, Departments of Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine

Trauma
John Geibel, MD, DSc, Director, Professor, Departments of Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine

Urology
Stephen W Leslie, MD, FACS, Founder and Medical Director, Lorain Kidney Stone Research Center, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Medical College of Ohio

Vascular Surgery
Paul R Cordts, MD, COL, MC, FACS, Deputy Commander for Clinical Services, William Beaumont Army Medical Center

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