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About.com Medical Review Board

All About.com content focusing on diseases, conditions or containing health claims is reviewed by a team of board certified physicians and certified health professionals from leading institutions. The Medical Review Board was formed in October 2006 and all content created from that date forward has been closely reviewed for medical accuracy and consistency with source material. Meet the experts.


Elizabeth Baca, MD, MPA

Elizabeth Baca, MD, MPA

Pediatrician

Stanford University

Palto Alto, CA

Rich Fogoros, MD

Rich Fogoros, MD

Cardiology

Pittsburgh, PA

Joel Forman, MD

Joel Forman, MD

Pediatrics

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

V.K. Gadi, MD

V.K. Gadi, MD

Oncology

University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, WA

Casey Gallagher, MD

Casey Gallagher, MD

Dermatology

University of Colorado

Denver, CO

Steven Gans, MD

Steven Gans, MD

Psychiatry

Harvard University

Boston, MA

Kate Grossman, MD

Kate Grossman, MD

Internal Medicine

Seattle, WA

Claudia Hoffman, DDS

Claudia Hoffman, DDS

Dentistry

New York University

New York, NY

Grant Hughes, MD

Grant Hughes, MD

Internal Medicine and Rheumatology

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

Suman Jayadev, MD

Suman Jayadev, MD

Neurology

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Sanja Jelic, MD

Sanja Jelic, MD

Sleep/Pulmonary Care

Columbia/Presbyterian

New York, NY

Emmy Ludwig, MD

Emmy Ludwig, MD

Gastroenterology

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

Susan Olender, MD

Susan Olender, MD

Internal Medicine/
HIV Primary Care

Columbia University

New York, NY

Meredith Shur, MD

Meredith Shur, MD

Obstetric/Gynecology

Mt. Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

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