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Medical Author:

Robert Ferry Jr., MD

Robert Ferry Jr., MD

Robert Ferry Jr., MD, is a U.S. board-certified Pediatric Endocrinologist. After taking his baccalaureate degree from Yale College, receiving his doctoral degree and residency training in pediatrics at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), he completed fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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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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Author: Robert Ferry Jr., MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

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

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Author: Irma Nin, MD, Chair of the Clinical Section, Medical Director of Emergency Care Center, Bon Secours Venice Hospital.

Coauthor(s): Kathryn Miller, RN, Vice President of Patient Affairs, Bon Secours Venice Hospital.

Editors: Michael D Burg, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, University of California at San Francisco-Fresno; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James S Cohen, MD, Consulting Staff, James Cohen, PC.

REFERENCES:

Lamont, R.F., J.D. Sobel, E. Vaisbuch, J.P. Kusanovic, S. Mazaki-Tovi, S.K. Kim, N. Uldbjerg, and R. Romero. "Parvovirus B19 Infection in Human Pregnancy." British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 118 (2011): 175-186.

Servey, J.T., B.V. Reamy, and J. Hodge. "Clinical Presentations of Parvovirus B19 Infection." American Family Physician 75 (2007): 373-376.

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