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Mohamad El Mortada, MD

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MaryAnn Tran, MD

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Corrine Young, PharmD

Medical Author:

Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP

Mary Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP

Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP is the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Indiana University.

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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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Authors: Mohamad El Mortada, MD, MaryAnn Tran, MD, Corrine Young, PharmD, Mary Nettleman, MD, MS

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

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Author: Thomas H Scott, DO, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Coauthor(s): Tara Shapiro, DO, Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Steven L Bernstein, MD, Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine.

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