Breast Lumps and Pain (cont.)
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa 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. IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors and EditorsAuthor: M Ruby Alvi, MD, CCFP, MHSc, Lecturer, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; Program Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto.Coauthor(s): Usamah Mossallam, MD, Senior Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital; Ronny Otero, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital. Editors: Steven C Gabaeff, MD, FAAEM, Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Sutter Amador Hospital, Jackson, CA; Expert Consultant, Medical Board of California, Sacramento, CA; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Jerry Balentine, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Hospital. Medical Reviewers: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD; Jaswant S Chaddha, MD, FACOG, FACS, FICS Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2007 (Page 15 of 16) Viewer Comments & ReviewsBreast Lumps In Women - How Was Diagnosis EstablishedThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:Please describe the diagnosis of the breast lumps in your breast(s). Breast Lumps In Women - CauseThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What was the underlying cause of your breast lumps? |
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