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Medical Author:

Michael S Lehrer, 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: Michael S Lehrer, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania.

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Coauthor(s): Stuart Lessin, MD, Director, Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center; Chief, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Temple University Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine.

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; Jerry Balentine, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Hospital.

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