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Medical Author:

Christopher P Holstege, MD

Coauthor:

Nathan P Charlton, 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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Coauthor(s): Nathan P Charlton, MD, Medical Toxicology Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD

Previous contributing authors and editors: Coauthor(s): Alexander Baer, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia 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; 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.

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