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Zoe Diana Draelos, MD, PA

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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: Zoe Diana Draelos, MD, PA, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine

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

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