1. Bad Bugs Slideshow Pictures
2. Take the Bed Bugs Quiz!

Medical Author:

Barbara J. Drobina, DO

Barbara J. Drobina, DO

Barbara J. Drobina, DO is an Emergency Physician in the United States Navy. Dr. Drobina graduated from University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA. Dr. Drobina completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA.

View Full Profile

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.

View Full Profile

Author: Barbara J. Drobina, DO

Coauthor: Cynde Lee, MS, MEd

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Joseph M Bellezzo, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California at San Diego Medical Center.

Coauthor(s): Karen Van Hoesen, MD, Director of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Director, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine.

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; Richard Harrigan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine.