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Medical Author:

Pamela Dyne, 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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Author: Pamela Dyne, MD, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

REFERENCE:

MedscapeReference.com. Early Pregnancy Loss.

Previous contributing coauthors and editors: Coauthor(s): Jodi L Adams, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Doctors Hospital of California; Timothy J Rupp, MD, FACEP, Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Editors: Joseph A Salomone III, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri at Kansas City 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.

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