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Medical Author:

Maureen C Nash, MD, MS

Coauthor:

Jessica B Johnson

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Author: Maureen C Nash, MD, MS, Attending Physician, Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Center for Geriatric Psychiatry at Tuality Forest Grove Hospital; Tuality Community Hospital

Coauthor: Jessica B Johnson, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com

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