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Medical Author:

Fernando Dangond, 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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Authors and Editors

Author: Fernando Dangond, MD, Director, Medical Affairs - Specialized Therapeutics, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

REFERENCE: FDA prescribing information for fingolimod.

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Brian C Rich, DO, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Services Group. Coauthor(s): Janene Hecker, MD, FACEP, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences. 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; Jeter (Jay) Pritchard Taylor III, MD, Vice-Chief, Compliance Officer, Attending Physician Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, University of South Carolina.