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Anesthesiology
Coordinating Editor
Kumar G. Belani, MD, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP
Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine & Pediatrics
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Schools of Medicine & Public Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Editorial Advisory Board
David S. Beebe, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Minneapolis, MN
Krasimir George Bojanov, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist
University of Minnesota, Adjunct Staff
TCAA PA, Partner
Saint Paul, MN
Stephen G. Cecil, MD
Anesthesiologist
Wayne UNC Healthcare
Goldsboro, NC
Vijay Gaba, MD
Sanford Health System
Fargo, ND
Thomas B. Hamilton, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Priya R. Menon, MD, MBBS
Senior Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Kanchi Muralidhar, MD
Academic Director
Anekal taluk
Karnataka, India
Andrew D. Sedivy, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist
Methodist Hospital
St. Louis Park
Minneapolis, MN
Journals
Acta-Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
American Journal of Anesthesiology
American Journal of Cardiology
Anaesthesia
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care
Anesthesiology
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Neurology
Annals of Surgery
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Surgery
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
CHEST
Circulation
Circulation Research
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Critical Care Medicine
Diabetes Care
Gastroenterology
Hypertension
Journal of Applied Physiology
Intensive Care Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Journal of Clinical Monitoring
Journal of Hand Surgery
Journal of Neurosurgery
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Journal of Thoracic Surgery
Journal of Trauma
The Lancet
Liver Transplantation and Surgery
The New England Journal of Medicine
Paediatric Anaesthesia
Pain
Pain Physician
Pediatrics
Regional Anesthesia
Stroke
Transfusion
Cancer Management
Editor-in-Chief
Jonathan J. Beitler, MD, MBA, FACR, FASTRO
Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Clinical Scientist
Department of Radiation Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Editorial Advisory Board
Alan B. Grosbach, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
James J. Stark, MD, FACP
Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Sufffolk, VA
Todd M. Tuttle, MD
Chief, Surgical Oncology
University of Minnesota
Department of Surgery
Minneapolis, MN
Journals
American Journal of Clinical Oncology
American Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Surgery
American Surgeon
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Surgery
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Surgery
Blood
British Journal of Hematology
British Journal of Radiology
British Journal of Surgery
Cancer
Cancer Journal Scientific American
Cancer Treatment Reviews
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
Gastroenterology
Gynecologic Oncology
Head and Neck
Hematology/Oncology
International Journal of Radiation Oncology *Biology *Physics
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Hepatology
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Journal of Surgical Oncology
Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Journal of Urology
The Lancet
Nature Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine
Proceedings of ASCO
Radiation Oncology Investigations
Radiology
Radiotherapy and Oncology
Seminars in Oncology
Surgery
Urology
World Journal of Surgery
Cardiology
Coordinating Editor
Allison Hays, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Associate Editor
Gregg S. Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE
Associate Program Director
Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Training Program
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Editorial Advisory Board
Antonio Chamoun, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiologist
Jefferson Einstein Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Shuchita Gupta, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiologist
University Health Care System
Augusta, GA
George J. Linsenmeyer, III, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Staff Cardiologist
King's Daughters Medical Center
Ashland, KY
Thomas Metkus, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Baltimore, MD
Bhaskar Purushottam, MD
Interventional Cardiologist and Vascular Specialist
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Medical Director, Black Hills Cardiovascular Research
Rapid City Regional Hospital
Rapid City, SD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
University of South Dakota
Assistant Professor of Cardiology
Idaho College of Medicine
Journals
American Heart Journal
American Journal of Cardiology
American Journal of Physical Medicine
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Physical Medicine
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Circulation
Electrophysiology
European Heart Journal
Heart
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Journal of Interventional Cardiology
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Pace
Rehabilitation
The Lancet
The New England Journal of Medicine
Transplantation
Critical Care Medicine
Coordinating Editor
Thomas Metkus, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Baltimore, MD
Editorial Advisory Board
Frank D. Brodkey, MD, FCCM
Associate Professor
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
Michael T. Vest, DO, FACP, FCCP, FCCM
Associate Professor of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Critical Care Physician
Christiana Care Healthcare System
Newark, DE
Journals
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Anesthesia
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Annals of Internal Medicine
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Surgery
British Medical Journal
Chest
Circulation
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Critical Care
Critical Care Medicine
European Respiratory Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Journal of Neurosurgery
Intensive Care Medicine
Lancet
New England Journal of Medicine
Shock
Stroke
Thorax
Dermatology
Coordinating Editor
Bryan E. Anderson, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
Penn State University College of Medicine
Hershey, PA
Editorial Advisory Board
Bharath Balu, PhD, MD
MSDO Fellow/Dermatologist
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Dermatology
Danville, PA
Christopher G. Bazewicz, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
Penn State Hershey College of Medicine
Hershey, PA
James B. Macdonald, MD
Consultant Dermatologist
Director of Dermatopathology
Revere Health
Provo, UT
Mikael K. Horissian, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Geisinger Department of Dermatology
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Payvand Kamrani, DO
Dermatologist
Cosmetic Laser Dermatology
San Diego, CA
Daniel D. Miller, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dermatopathology
Department of Dermatology
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Nirav Patel, MD
Dermatologist, Pediatric Dermatologist
Kaiser Permanente
Department of Dermatology
Portland, OR
Norhan Shamloul, MD
Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellow
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
David L. Swanson, MD
Vice Chair of Medical Dermatology
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Mayo Medical School
Scottsdale, AZ
Journals
American Journal of Contact Dermatitis
American Journal of Dermatopathology
Annals of Internal Medicine
Archives of Dermatology
Archives of Internal Medicine
Arthritis Rheumatology
British Journal of Dermatology
Cancer
Contact Dermatitis
Dermatologic Surgery
International Journal of Dermatology
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
The Lancet
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Nature
The New England Journal of Medicine
Pediatric Dermatology
Rheumatology
Family Medicine
Coordinating Editor
Cinthia L. Elkins, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
SUNY Upstate College of Medicine
Syracuse, NY
Journals
American Family Physician
American Journal of Cardiology
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
American Journal of Gastroenterology
American Journal of Managed Care
American Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Journal of Psychiatry
American Journal of Surgery
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Archives of Diseases in Childhood
Archives of Family Practice
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Neurology
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Arthritis and Rheumatism
British Medical Journal
Canadian Family Physician
Cancer
Cardiology
CHEST
Diabetes
Gastroenterology
Health Affairs
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Journal of Pediatrics
The Lancet
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Medical Letter
The New England Journal of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics
Psychiatry in Medicine
Southern Medical Journal
Gastroenterology
Coordinating Editor
William Steinberg, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
George Washington University
Washington, DC
Editorial Advisory Board
Maya Balakrishnan, MD
Physician/Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Aline Charabaty, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of the IBD Center
Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital
Washington DC
Sunanda Kane, MD, MSPH
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, MN
Ronald L. Koretz, MD
Emeritus Professor, Clinical Medicine
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Department of Medicine
Sylmar, CA
Timothy O. Lipman, MD
Retired Chief, GI-Hepatology-Nutrition Section
Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Thomas M. Loughney, MD, FACP, FACG
Director of Endoscopy, Patient Safety Officer
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Jared Magee, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
National Capital Consortium
Bethesda, MD
Nidhi Malhotra, MD
Gastroenterologist
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
Marainna Papademetriou, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy and Motility
Washington DC VA Medical Center/Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Michael M. Phillips, MD
Professor Emeritus
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Bethesda, MD
Ingram Roberts, MD, MBA
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
Gastroenterologist, Crozer Health Network
Drexel Hill, PA
Mark W. Russo, MD, MPH, FAASLD, FACG, AGAF
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director Liver Transplantation and Chief of Hepatology
Carolinas Medical Center
Atrium Health-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Richard K. Sterling, MD, MSc, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD
VCU Hepatology Professor of Medicine
Chief of Hepatology
Program Director, Transplant Hepatology
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Richmond, VA
Jonathan G. Stine, MD, MSc, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Andrew C. Storm, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Bradley J. Winston, MD
Retired Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Kaiser Permanente
Independent Contractor and Teaching Attending
Washington VA Medical Center
Coordinator and Developer, Comprehensive Liver Care Program
SOME Free Clinic
Washington, DC
Roy K. H. Wong, MD, FACP, MACG, FASGE, AGAF
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Gastroenterology Services
Bethesda, MD
Journals
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
American Journal of Gastroenterology
American Journal of Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
British Medical Journal
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Gut
Hepatology
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Journal of Hepatology
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
The Lancet
The New England Journal of Medicine
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Science
Surgical Endoscopy
General Surgery
Editorial Advisory Board
Marshall Baker, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery
Huntsman Cancer Center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Kathleen Christians, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Alexander L. Colonna, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Jeremy Juern, MD, FACS
Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon
Trauma Medical Group of Roseville
Roseville, CA
Sarah Lombardo, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT
Raminder Nirula, MD, MPH
Trauma Medical Director
University of Utah School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Salt Lake City, UT
Sam G. Pappas, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Surgeons
Chicago, IL
Journals
American Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Surgery
American Surgeon
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Surgery
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Surgery
British Journal of Surgery
Cancer
Chest
Clinical Infectious Disease
Critical Care Medicine
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Journal of Surgical Oncology
Journal of Trauma
The Lancet
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
Surgery
Surgical Endoscopy
Surgical Infections
Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
World Journal of Surgery
Hospital Medicine
Coordinating Editor
Jeffrey J. Glasheen, MD
Chief Quality Officer, University of Colorado Hospital
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs – Quality and Safety Education
Director, Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety and Efficiency
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
Editorial Advisory Board
Alexander R. Carbo, MD
Hospitalist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hospital Medicine Program
Boston, MA
Dennis T. Chang, MD
Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Hannah X. Chen, MD
Hospitalist
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Jessica Hane, MD
Hospitalist, Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Division of General Internal Medicine
Minneapolis, MN
Andrew J. Higdon, MD, FACP, FHM
Hospitalist
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
Owensboro, KY
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Mona Krouss, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine
New York, NY
Niloofar Latifi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
C. Monique Lucarelli, MD
Extensivist
Firsthealth of the Carolinas
Pinehurst, NC
Melissa Mattison, MD
Chief, Hospital Medicine Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Daniel Ricotta, MD
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Hospitalist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
John Romond, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Suchita Shah Sata, MD
Medical Instructor
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Bradley A. Sharpe, MD, SFHM, FACP
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Joseph R. Sweigart, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky-Division of Hospital Medicine
Albert B. Chandler Hospital, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Sarah Vick, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
Division of Hospital Medicine
Lexington, KY
Journals
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
American Journal of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Surgery
Archives of General Psychiatry
Archives of Internal Medicine
British Medical Journal
CHEST
Circulation
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Critical Care Medicine
Gastroenterology
Gut
Hepatology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Journal of Neurosurgery
Journal of Hospital Medicine
The Lancet
Mayo Clinic Procedures
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Neurology
Neurosurgery
New England Journal of Medicine
Pain
Pediatrics
Stroke
Internal Medicine
Coordinating Editor
Douglas S. Paauw, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine
Rathmann Family Foundation
Endowed Chair for Patient – Centered Clinical Education
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Editorial Advisory Board
Janet L. Barrall, MD
Volunteer and Retired Provider Network
Seattle WA
Jay Manoj Brahmbhatt, MD
Clinical Instructor
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Chris Duplessis, MD, MPH, MS
Medical Officer
Contractor, Gap Solutions
Rockville, MD
Dirk J. Gaines, MD
Academic Hospitalist
VA Medical Center, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA
David Greenberg, MD
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Microbiology
University of Texas Southwestern
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology
Dallas, TX
Melissa “Moe” Hagman, MD, FACP
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center
Boise VA Medical Center
Boise, ID
Jared W. Klein, MD, MPH
Clinical Instructor
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Jeffrey D. Krimmel-Morrison, MD
Clinical instructor
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Michael F. Krug, MD
Associate Residency Program Director
University of Washington - Boise
Boise VA Medical Center
Boise, ID
Stacey R. Rose, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Elaine Sachter, MD
Attending Physician
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Harley S. Schultz, MD, MBA, FACP
Self-Employed Consultant
Castro Valley, CA
John Van Loon Sheffield, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
Department of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Jill M. Steiner, MD, MS
Cardiologist
University of Washington
Division of Cardiology
Seattle, WA
William G. Weppner, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education
Boise, ID
Journals
American Heart Journal
American Journal of Cardiology
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
American Journal of Gastroenterology
American Journal of the Medical Sciences
American Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Surgery
American Review of Respiratory Disease
Annals of Allergy
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Neurology
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Annals of Surgery
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Archives of Internal Medicine
Arteriosclerosis
Arthritis and Rheumatism
British Heart Journal
British Medical Journal
CHEST
Circulation
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Diabetes
Diabetes Care
Gastroenterology
Gut
Hepatology
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of Hospital Medicine
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Journal of Rheumatology
Kidney International
The Lancet
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Metabolism
Nephron
Neurology
The New England Journal of Medicine
Stroke
Surgery
Neurology
Coordinating Editor
Vadim Dushkin, MD
Physician
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, VA
Editorial Advisory Board
A.M. Barrett, MD, FAAN, FANA, FASNR
Director, Neurorehabilitation Program
Emory Brain Health Center
Emory School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Osama Bhatti, MBBS
Doctor
Bahria Town Lahore, Pakistan
Laura S. Boylan, MD
Adjunct Professor of Neurology
New York University School of Medicine
New York City, NY
Craig M. Carver, MD
Retired from Wenatchee Valley Medical Center
Department of Neurology
Wenatchee, WA
Douglas Lanska, MD, MS, MSPH
Honorary Fellow
Department of Neurology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI
J. Ivan Lopez, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology
Marshall University
Department of Neurology
Huntington, WV
Walter Steven Metzer, MD
Professor of Neurology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Jackson, TN
Jackson Pickett, MD
Retired from Medical University of South Carolina
Austin, TX
John Schwankhaus, MD
Professor of Neurology
Central Arkansas Veterans Health System
Department of Neurology, CAVHS
Little Rock, AR
Brian Silver, MD
Vice Chair and Professor of Neurology
UMass Memorial Medical Center/UMass Medical School
Department of Neurology
Worcester, MA
Marc Winkelman, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Journals
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Neurology
Annual Reviews of Neuroscience
Archives of Neurology
Brain
British Medical Journal
Cephalalgia
Cell
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Epilepsia
Headache
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Child Neurology
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Neurological Scienc
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology
The Lancet
Medicine
Movement Disorders
Muscle and Nerve
Nature
Neuroepidemiology
Neurology
Neuron
Neuropathology and Applied Neurology
The New England Journal of Medicine
Pediatric Neurology
Science
Stroke
Trends in Neuroscience
Neurosurgery
Coordinating Editor
Farhan Siddiq, MD, FAANS, FAAN, FACS
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director
Chair, Faculty Affair Council
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Editorial Advisory Board
Navpreet K. Bains, DO, MBA
Interventional and Vascular Neurologist
Arrowhead Neurosurgical Medical Group, Inc.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
M. Jerry Day, MD, FACS, FRACS, FIAANS
Head of Department of Neurosurgery
Wollongong Hospital
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Illawarra Medical Specialists
Wollongong, Australia
Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, FRCS(c), FACS
Research Scientist
Maxillofacial Surgery UCSF
San Francisco, CA
Staff Neurosurgeon
Johnson City Medical Center
Johnson City, TN
Senior Advisor
Anthem Corporation
Deerfield, IL
Raj Murali, MD, FACS, FRCS, FAANS
Professor of Neurosurgery
New York Medical College
Department of Neurosurgery
Valhalla, NY
Tomoko Tanaka, MD, FAANS
Associate Professor of Division of Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Journals
American Journal of Clinical Oncology
American Journal of Neuroradiology
Annals of Neurology
Archives of Neurology
Brain
British Medical Journal
Cancer
Cancer Research
Cephalalgia
Clinical Journal of Pain
Clinical Oncology
Genes, Chromosomes, and Cancer
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Cancer Research
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
Journal of Neurosurgery
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Vascular Diseases
The Lancet
Nature
Nature Cell
Neurology
Neuroradiology (European Journal)
Neurosurgery
The New England Journal of Medicine
Oncogene
Pain
Pain Medicine
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Radiology
Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia
Science
Spine
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Stroke
Surgical Neurology
Surgical Oncology
Ophthalmology
Coordinating Editor
Scott D. Smith, MD, MPH
Professor of Ophthalmology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University
Chairman, Eye Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Editorial Advisory Board
Lilian Karina Julian, MD
Uveitis Specialist
Eye Institute-Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Journals
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Archives of Neurology and Neurology
Archives of Ophthalmology
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
Eye
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Journal of Glaucoma, Retina, Cornea
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Journal of Refractive Surgery
Ophthalmic Epidemiology
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging
Ophthalmology
The Lancet
The New England Journal of Medicine
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Coordinating Editor
Jeffrey D. Bennett, DMD
Professor and Chair
Department of Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
Formerly at Indiana University School of Dentistry
Indianapolis, IN
Editorial Advisory Board
Joseph Bruce Bavitz, DMD
Chair, Department of Surgical Specialties
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Lincoln, NE
Matthew R. Byarlay, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Surgical Specialties
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Dentistry
Lincoln, NE
Srinivasa Rama Chandra, BDS, MD, FDS, FIBCSOMS (Oncology & Reconstruction)
Associate Professor and Program Director
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, OR
Karel DeLeeuw, DDS, MD, MBA, FACS
Chief OMFS
University of Arizona
Banner Health
Phoenix AZ
Brian P. Ford, DMD, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Philadelphia, PA
Tamer (Tom) Goksel, DDS, MD, FACS
Commander
Dental Health Activity Rheinland-Pfalz
Consultant to the Surgeon General in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl, Germany
Michael T. Goupil, DDS, MEd, MBA
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Emeritus Faculty
Farmington, CT
Petra Olivieri, DMD, MD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cincinnati, OH
Catherine Rode, DMD, ABOMS, FRCD(C)
Oral Surgeon
Clinique Espace Sourire
Chambly, QC, Canada
John M. Sisto, DDS
Park Ridge Center
Oral Maxillofacial and Dental Implant Surgery
Park Ridge, IL
Journals
Acta-Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
American Journal of Anesthesiology
American Journal of Cardiology
Anaesthesia
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care
Anesthesiology
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Neurology
Annals of Surgery
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Surgery
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
CHEST
Circulation
Circulation Research
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Critical Care Medicine
Diabetes Care
Gastroenterology
Hypertension
Journal of Applied Physiology
Intensive Care Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Journal of Clinical Monitoring
Journal of Hand Surgery
Journal of Neurosurgery
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Journal of Thoracic Surgery
Journal of Trauma
The Lancet
Liver Transplantation and Surgery
The New England Journal of Medicine
Paediatric Anaesthesia
Pain
Pain Physician
Pediatrics
Regional Anesthesia
Stroke
Transfusion
Orthodontics
Coordinating Editor
David S. Briss, DMD, FRCD(C)
Associate Professor, Assistant Director, Clinical Director
Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine
Newark, NJ
Associate Editors
Kevin O'Brien, D.Orth, BDS, MSc, PhD
Professor of Orthodontics
School of Dentistry
University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
Juan Martin Palomo, DDS, MSD
Professor and Orthodontic Residency Director
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Journals
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
AJODO
Angle Orthodontist
British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Cochrane Reviews
Dental Maxillofacial Radiology
Dental Traumatology
European Journal of Orthodontics
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JADA
Journal of Clinical Oral Investigations
Journal of Clinical Orthodontics
Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
Journal of Clinical Pedodontics
Journal of Clinical Periodontology
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Journal of Dental Research
Journal of Dentistry
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
Journal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Oral Radiology
Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics
Journal of Orofacial Pain and Headaches
Journal of Orthodontics
Journal of Orthodontics (formally World Journal of Orthodontics)
Journal of Periodontal Research
Journal of Periodontology
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontics
Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research
Progress in Orthodontics
Seminars in Orthodontics
Otolaryngology
Coordinating Editor
Christopher J. Britt, MD
Assistant Professor
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Editorial Advisory Board
Christopher Britt, MD
Assistant Professor
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Zhen Gooi, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Section of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
University of Chicago
Department of Surgery
Chicago, IL
Frank N. Salamone, MD
Chief, Division of Otolaryngology
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
Mike Trowbridge, MD
Private Practice
Colorado West Otolaryngology
Grand Junction, CO
Journals
American Journal of Otolaryngology
American Journal of Otology
American Journal of Rhinology
Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
Annals of Plastic Surgery
Archives of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal
European Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
International Journal of Radiation Oncology *Biology *Physics
Journal of Allergy Clinic & Immunology
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Laryngoscope
The Lancet
The New England Journal of Medicine
The Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Pathology
Coordinating Editor
Renan Ribeiro E. Ribeiro, MD
Pathologist
Laboratório CICAP - Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
São Paulo, Brazil
Editorial Advisory Board
Naziheh Assarzadegan, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Mamatha Chivukula, MD, FASCP
Director of Breast Pathology Services
Mills – Peninsula Medical Center, Sutter Health Affiliate
Burlingame, CA
April-Elizabeth Dodier, DO
Staff Pathologist
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Fort Belvoir, VA
Danielle Hutchings, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Saman S. Karimi, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Irvine, CA
Michelle Madden Felicella, MD
Attending Neuropathologist
Associate Professor in Pathology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Soumya Pandey, MD, A(ACHI), FCAP, FASCP
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR
Cherie Paquette, MD, MS
Assistant Professor and Staff Pathologist
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Burlington, MA
Carmen M. Perrino, MD
Pathologist
Mt. Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Zimin Zhao, MD
Pathologist
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center
Department of Pathology
Riverside, CA
Nuha Shaker, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Journals
Acta Cytologica
Advances in Anatomic Pathology
AJR- American Journal of Roentgenology
American Journal of Clinical Pathology
American Journal of Dermatopathology
American Journal of Hematology
American Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Otolaryngology
American Journal of Pathology
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
Annals of Internal Medicine
Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology (AIMM)
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Blood
Brain Pathology
Breast
Cancer
Chest
Circulation
Clinical Chemistry
Diagnostic Cytopathology
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
Gastroenterology
Gut
Gynecologic Oncology
Head and Neck Pathology
Heart
Hepatology
Histopathology
Human Pathology
International Journal of Cancer
International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
International Journal of Surgical Pathology
JAMA - Dermatology
JAMA-Surgery
JASC- Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology
JNCI - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
Journal of Pathology Informatics
Journal of Urology
Laboratory Investigation
The Lancet
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Modern Pathology
The New England Journal of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Placenta
Surgical Clinics of North America
Transfusion
Transplantation
Ultrastructural Pathology
Virchows Archive
Psychiatry
Coordinating Editor
John G. Koutras, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Larner College of Medicine
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Editorial Advisory Board
Lauren Chatham, MD
Consult Liaison/Forensic Psychiatrist
Northside Hospital
Lawrenceville, GA
Steven Lesk, MD
Psychiatrist
Nystrom and Associates
Woodbury, MN
Duy Nguyen, MD
Psychiatry Resident
University of California, San Francisco Fresno
Fresno, CA
Joshua Omadé, MD, MS
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
David C. Rettew, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Journals
Academic Psychiatry
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
American Journal of Psychiatry
Annals of Neurology
Archives of General Psychiatry
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Neurology
Archives of Pediatrics
Biological Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorders
British Journal of Psychiatry
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Community Mental Health Journal
Comprehensive Psychiatry
Depression and Anxiety
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
General Hospital Psychiatry
Hospital and Community Psychiatry
International Drug Therapy Newsletter
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
International Psychiatry Clinic
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Journal of Neuropsychiatry
Journal of Psychiatric Research
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Journal of Psychopharmacology
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
The Lancet
Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Neurology
The New England Journal of Medicine
Psychiatric Annals
Psychiatric Services
Psychiatry
Psychiatry in Medicine
Psychiatry Research
Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychosomatics
Schizophrenia Bulletin
Schizophrenia Research
Science
Suicide
Radiology
Coordinating Editor
David Bushnell, MD
Professor of Radiology
University of Iowa and National Nuclear Medicine Program
Director Veterans Administration
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Department of Radiology
Iowa City, IA
Editorial Advisory Board
C. Richard Goldfarb, MD
Chief, Nuclear Medicine
Beth Israel Medical Center
Associate Professor of Radiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Armando S. Herradura, III, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
UPMC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Radiology
Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology
Pittsburgh, PA
Judith M. Joyce, MD
Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology
University of Pittsburgh UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA
Thomas Knight, DO
Radiologist
MRI at Belfair
Bluffton, NC
Poojitha Reddy, DO
Resident Physician
Albany Medical Center
Radiology Department
Albany, NY
Journals
Abdominal Imaging
Academic Radiology
Acta Radiologica
American Journal of Diseases of Children
American Journal of Gastroenterology
American Journal of Neuroradiology
The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
American Review of Respiratory Diseases
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Arthritis and Rheumatism
British Journal of Radiology
CHEST
Clinical Radiology
Emergency Radiology
Gastroenterology
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
Journal of Neuroradiology
Journal of Neurosurgery
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Journal of Trauma
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Journal of Urology
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Journal of Vascular Surgery
Neuroradiology
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Radiology
Radiology
Seminars in Roentgenology
Skeletal Radiology
Spine
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Thorax
Urology
Urology
Coordinating Editor
Karl J. Kreder Jr., MD, MBA
Professor & Department Executive Officer
University of Iowa Hospitals
Department of Urology
Iowa City, IA
Editorial Advisory Board
Jennifer Bjazevic, BHSc, MSc, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
London, Ontario
Roger R. Dmochowski, MD, FACS, MMHC
Professor, Director of Vanderbilt Continence Center
Executive Director Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Prevention
Vanderbilt Health Systems
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
David A. Duchene, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Urology
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
John Gatti, MD
Director, Minimally Invasive Urology
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Paul Gellhaus, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Urology
Chief of Robotic Surgery-Iowa City VAMC
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
Juan Javier-DesLoges, MD
Clinical Instructor
UC San Diego Health
La Jolla, CA
Karl J. Kreder, MD, MBA
Professor & Department Executive Officer
Department of Urology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Kevin T. McVary, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair of Urology
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Division of Urology
Springfield, IL
Viraj Maniar, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OU Health)
Oklahoma City, OK
Kristen Meier, MD
Pediatric Urologist
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Mark Moyad, MD, MPH
Jenkins/Pokempner Director of Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Department of Urology
Consultant/Clinical Cancer Research/Author
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Louis L. Pisters, MD
Professor of Urology
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
CR Powell, MD
Associate Professor of Urology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Woodson Smelser, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery-Division of Urologic Surgery
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Aaron C. Smith, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, IA
Mahaska Health
Oskaloosa, IA
Ryan L. Steinberg, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology
Department of Urology
University of Iowa Healthcare
Iowa City, IA
Kelly L. Stratton, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
Stephenson Cancer Center
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Chad R. Tracy, MD
Clinical Professor of Urology and Radiology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
Moshe Wald, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Urology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Journals
The American Journal of Roentgenology
Archives of Surgery
British Journal of Urology
Canadian Journal of Urology
Cancer
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
European Urology
Fertility and Sterility
Human Reproduction
International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Endourology
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Journal of Sexual Medicine
Journal of Urology
Neurourology and Urodynamics
The New England Journal of Medicine
Pediatrics
Prostate
Radiology
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
Science
Surgery
The Lancet
Urologic Oncology
Urology
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