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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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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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Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

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

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eMedicine.com. Human papillomaviruses.
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Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Jan Zislis, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut.Coauthor(s): Thomas Nowicki, MD, Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut; Carrie A Cwiak, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health 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; James Ungar, MD, Medical Director, Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

Last Editorial Review: 7/23/2010