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Medical Author:

Andrew B. Grossman, MD

Coauthor:

Petar Mamula, MD

Medical Editor:

Bhupinder Anand, MD

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: Andrew B. Grossman, MD, Clinical Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Instructor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Coauthor(s): Petar Mamula, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Editors: Bhupinder Anand, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University College of Medicine. ; Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Previous contributing authors and editors: Coauthor(s): Robert Baldassano, MD, Director, Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Markowitz, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania; Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc.

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.

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