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EDITORIAL STAFF
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Julie Ann Freischlag, MD
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
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Richard D. Schulick, MD, Baltimore, Maryland

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Edward E. Cornwell III, MD, FCCM, Washington, DC

Resident’s Corner Section Editor:
Richard D. Schulick, MD, Baltimore, Maryland

Web Editor:
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EDITORIAL BOARD

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Richard J. Bold, MD, Sacramento, California
Carl E. Bredenberg, MD, Portland, Maine
L. D. Britt, MD, MPH, Norfolk, Virginia
Jo Buyske, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sally E. Carty, MD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Diana L. Farmer, MD, San Francisco, California
Susan Galandiuk, MD, Louisville, Kentucky
James C. Hebert, MD, Burlington, Vermont
Eddie L. Hoover, MD, Buffalo, New York
David C. Linehan, MD,  St Louis, Missouri
Edward H. Livingston, MD, Dallas, Texas
Charles D. Mabry, MD, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, Chicago, Illinois
Mary H. McGrath, MD, MPH, San Francisco, California
David S. Mulder, MD, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, Salt Lake City, Utah
J. Patrick O'Leary, MD, Miami, Florida
George C. Velmahos, MD, PhD, MSEd, Boston, Massachusetts
Michael E. Zenilman, MD, Brooklyn, New York

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

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Leigh W. Delbridge, MD, Sydney, NSW, Australia
S. T. Fan, MB, BS, MS, Hong Kong, China
Edwin C. Jesudason, MBBChir, MA, FRCS(Paed), MD, Liverpool, England
Delawir Kahn, MBChB, FCS(SA), ChM(UCT), Cape Town, South Africa
Ismail M. Khalil, MD, Beirut, Lebanon
Jonathan B. Koea, MBChB, MD, FRACS, Auckland, New Zealand
Antoon E. Lerut, MD, FRCS, Leuven, Belgium
Jacques Marescaux, MD, FRCS, Strasbourg, France
Bernard F. Ribeiro, MB, BS, FRCS, London, England
Manuel Trias, MD, PhD, Barcelona, Spain

FORMER EDITORS

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Dean Lewis, MD, 1920-1940
Waltman Walters, MD, 1941-1942; 1946-1961
Lester Dragstedt, MD, 1943-1945
J. Garrett Allen, MD, 1962-1969
Richard Warren, MD, 1970-1976
Arthur Baue, MD, 1977-1988
Claude H. Organ Jr, MD, 1989-2004

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Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH
Editor in Chief
Scientific Publications & Multimedia Applications
Cheryl Iverson: Managing Editor

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Manuscript Editing Manager: Brenda Gregoline
Senior Manuscript Editor: Tracy Frey
Manuscript Editors: Laura Adamczyk, Roya Khatiblou, Shannon L. Sparenga
Freelance Manuscript Editing Manager: Diane L. Cannon
Freelance Manuscript Editing Coordinators: Vickey Golden, Mary A. Kingzette, Connie L. Manno
Freelance Copy Editors and Copyreaders: Catherine A. Alden, Lisa M. Cluver, Mary Coerver-Connolly, Allison Esposito, GeorgeMary Gardner, Robin Husayko, Laura King, Nicole C. Netter, Caroline Woods
Editorial Systems Managers: Paul Frank, Monica Mungle
Systems Programmer/Internet Specialist: J.D. Neff
Editorial Assistant: Wanda Hill

Scientific Publications & Multimedia Applications

Executive Assistant to the Editor: Marla A. Hall

Scientific Online Resources

Director: Margaret Winker, MD
Electronic Media Department Director: Michelle Kurzynski
Associate Web Editors: Christopher Hastings, Peter Kim
Web Administrative Assistant: Reuben Rios

PERIODIC PUBLISHING & BUSINESS STAFF

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Senior VP & Publisher: Robert A. Musacchio, PhD

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Managers: Silvana Benzoni, Saskia Bolore, Jeremy Nielsen
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Online Journal Publishing: Manager: Julie Harrington

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Directors: Karen Adams-Taylor, Sue Sherrill
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Circulation Processing: Julie Burton, Michael Deegan, Rosa Eng, Donovan Hanson, Felicia Kyles, Kathryn Osten
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AMA EXECUTIVES

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Michael D. Maves, MD, MBA, Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer
Bernard L. Hengesbaugh, Chief Operating Officer
Robert A. Musacchio, PhD, Senior Vice President, Publishing & Business Services

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