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Medical Author:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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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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Web Links

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CFIDS Association of America

American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Synonyms and Keywords

encephalomyalgia, CFS, chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome, CFIDS, myalgic encephalitis, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, chronic tiredness, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, weakness, stress, chronic fatigue syndrome

Authors and Editors

Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

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

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Author: Wesley W Emmons, MD, FACP, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University; Consulting Staff, Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Christiana Care, Newark, DE.

Coauthor(s): Jessica B Johnson, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc; Dhiren M Haria, MD, Clinical Research Assistant, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kings County Hospital, SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Editors: Joseph Richard Masci, MD, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Michael Stuart Bronze, MD, Chairman, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center.