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Crohn Disease (cont.)

Medical Author:
Senthil Nachimuthu, MD, BS
Coauthor:
Paul Piccione, MD
Medical Editor:
Simmy Bank, MD, MB, ChB
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
BS Anand, MD

Authors and Editors

Author: Senthil Nachimuthu, MD, BS, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine; Chief, Department of Medicine, Huey P Long Medical Center.

Coauthor(s): Paul Piccione, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Lutheran Medical Center; Priyankha Balasundaram, MBBS, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.

Editors: Simmy Bank, MD, MB, ChB, Chair, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; BS Anand, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University College of Medicine.

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America is having an interactive teleconference/webcast on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 entitled Progress In CD: An Update On The Advances In Crohn's Disease. Click here for more information or to sign up.


Last Editorial Review: 12/14/2005

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