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Jeff Andrews, MD serves as a medical consultant for the EBSCO Publishing Editorial Board. Dr. Andrews is the Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center and serves as the Quality Assurance and Improvement Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Andrews received his undergraduate degree, medical degree and specialty training in OB/Gyn from the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.

Mark A. Best, MD, MPH, MBA is board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and blood banking/transfusion medicine. He is a Fellow of the College of American Pathologists, and a Fellow of the American Society for Clinical Pathology. He is also an expert in healthcare quality.

Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center and Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Malignancies in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his undergraduate studies at Clark University and graduated from Medical School at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse. Dr. Blaszkowsky did his internship and residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and his Hematology/Oncology Fellowship training at the Tufts-New England Medical Center.

Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD has written and edited hundreds of medical articles for print, Internet, and CD-ROM products. She is the editor-in-chief of both Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, 2nd ed. and Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, both published by Macmillan Reference USA.

Marcin Chwistek, MD is assistant professor, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and a physician specialist at UPMC Cancer Centers’ Cancer Pain, Rehabilitation, and Supportive Care program. A native of Poland, he received his medical degree at Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. He completed an internship at L. Rydygier’s Hospital in Krakow, followed by an additional internship and residency in internal medicine at Yale University-Bridgeport Hospital. Dr. Chwistek also completed fellowships at the University of Arizona in integrative medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Pain and Palliative Care. He is board-certified in internal medicine and specializes in cancer pain, medicine, and supportive care.

Marc Ellman, MD is a comprehensive ophthalmologist at the Southwest Eye Institute in El Paso, Texas. He is also Clinical Instructor of ophthalmology for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Ellman completed his undergraduate studies at Ursinus College and then graduated medical school from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. After a medical internship, Dr. Ellman completed training in medical and surgical eye care at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, where he served as Chief Resident in Ophthalmology. He has been involved in many research articles and has written and edited numerous health articles and books.

John K. Erban, MD is a graduate of Harvard College and Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania before completing a Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology in 1990. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Erban specializes in breast cancer and hematologic malignancies. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and is immediate past President of the Massachusetts Society of Clinical Oncologists.

Francine Foss, MD is an associate professor of medicine and the director of Lymphoma and Experimental Therapeutics in the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Foss is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has more than 15 years of experience teaching and practicing in the fields of internal medicine and oncology.

Larry Frisch, MD, MPH is a board-certified pediatrician with 20 years of clinical experience in the care of adolescents and young adults. He is the John S. and Dora M. Andrews Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences at Northeast Ohio University's College of Medicine. Dr. Frisch also serves as Medical Director of the Mahoning County Health Department. He has served on the medical and public health teaching faculties at the University of Hawaii and the University of Kansas. He is the author of many research articles and (with his wife) of a popular textbook on psychiatric mental health nursing. Dr. Frisch's interests include quality in medical care, mental health and illness, preventing injuries in children, international health, public health practice, programs for children with special health needs, and infectious disease.

Roger Allan Graham, MD is a board-certified surgeon in the Department of General Surgery, as well as the Director of the GI and Colorectal Cancer Center and the Breast Health Center at Tufts—New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Otolaryngology at the Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Graham earned his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his residency at New England Medical Center and a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Janet H. Greenhut, MD, MPH is board certified in public health/general preventive medicine. She completed her residency in preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Greenhut has 20 years of experience in clinical preventive medicine and primary care, and is now working as medical researcher for HealthMedia, Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At HealthMedia, Dr. Greenhut has contributed to computer-tailored health behavior change and disease management programs in areas such as smoking cessation, weight management, hypertension, diabetes, pain, substance abuse, heart disease, and stress management.

David L. Horn, MD, FACP is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Dr. Horn received his medical degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; performed his medical residency at Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY; and completed his fellowship training in infectious diseases at Brown University, Providence, RI. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Disease Society of America.

Reena Karani, MD is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in geriatrics. She graduated with honors from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is currently Director of the Geriatrics Consultation and Liaison Service and Assistant Professor in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Dr. Karani's areas of expertise include aging, end-of-life care, and curriculum design and evaluation in graduate medical education.

Kari Kassir, MD is a graduate of UCLA and UC Irvine College of Medicine. She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care, and is currently practicing in southern California. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Rhonda Kaufman, MD is a board-certified internist. She has held teaching appointments at Harvard, Tufts, and Boston University medical schools, all located in Massachusetts. For the past ten years Dr. Kaufman has served as a consultant to the healthcare industry, specializing in areas such as disease and case management.

Celeste M. Krauss, MD is board certified in pediatrics, clinical genetics, and clinical cytogenetics. She is a Founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics, as well as a member of the American Society of Human Genetics, American Medical Association, and Massachusetts Medical Society. Her areas of expertise are medical writing/editing, consumer and professional education on topics in genetics, preconception education, prenatal diagnosis, genetic testing, dysmorphology, family history, and genotype-phenotype correlations.

James Kryzanski, MD is the Chief Resident in Neurosurgery at Tufts–New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York.

Jill D Landis, MD is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine training at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. After working as a hospitalist, she then pursued a rheumatology fellowship at New York University Hospital. Her areas of expertise include osteoporosis, arthritis, and inflammatory disease.

Donald P. Lawrence, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned his a BA from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He performed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, and his Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Dr. Lawrence's areas of clinical expertise are melanoma and genitourinary malignancies. He also conducts research on symptom management and supportive care of cancer patients.

Robert E. Leach, MD is board certified in orthopaedic surgery, and is a professor of orthopaedic surgery at Boston University Medical School. He is past president of the American Orthopaedic Association, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Boston Orthopaedic Club. He was Editor of the American Journal for Sports Medicine from 1989-2002 and is now Editor Emeritus. He was also the Associate Editor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, and Editor of American Orthopaedic Journal. Dr. Leach's areas of expertise include sports medicine, skeletal and soft tissue trauma, and joint replacement and resurfacing procedures.

Joan K. Lingen, MD, FACOG is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She currently practices ambulatory gynecology and primary care medicine at I & O Medical Centers in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Lingen graduated summa cum laude from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa with a Bachelors of Science degree in biology and chemistry. She then attended The Chicago Medical School on an Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship through the United States Navy. Upon receipt of her Doctor of Medicine degree, she completed an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, California. Over the last several years, Dr. Lingen has developed an interest in the use of computer-based technology in the medical education of both professionals and patients. She has accepted online positions as a lecturer and editor for academic institutions, medical journals, professional websites, and consumer medical information sites.

Judith Logan, M.D., M.S. is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. Before coming to OHSU, Dr. Logan earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Stanford University, attended medical school at the University of Southern California, and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Ventura, California. She then embarked on a career in emergency medicine. In 1996, she changed her career focus to Medical Informatics and enrolled in the M.S. Program at OHSU where she subsequently earned her degree and joined the OHSU Medical Informatics faculty. Dr. Logan teaches the computer science series for the Masters and Doctoral programs in Biomedical Informatics, including Java programming, computer networking and database courses, and has helped develop a course in data mining techniques. She has research interests in the quality of data in electronic medical records, including issues of integration of information in a medical setting and terminological imprecision. In addition, she is the Director of the OHSU Clinical Research Data Service Center which was established to help OHSU clinical investigators plan, collect and manage clinical research data.

John Long, MDwas the Director of Urologic Oncology at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts from 1992 to2004. He currently is an Associate professor of Urology at Tufts University School of Medicine, and a partner of New England Urology, LLC, in metrowest Boston. Dr. Long earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his postgraduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Cancer Institute.

Alfred Muller, MD is board certified in internal medicine. He graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, and was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University from 1975-2001. He also has 27 years of private practice experience. His areas of expertise include internal medicine and HIV disease. Dr. Muller retired from clinical practice in 2000 and is an emeritus member of the Maryland Medical Society.

Ronald Nath, MD is a board-certified surgeon. He graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and completed eight years of training in surgery and cardiovascular surgery at Beth Israel Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Boston University Medical Center, all in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nath is presently a Senior Staff Surgeon at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford, Massachusetts and at Winchester Hospital in Winchester, Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Active Staff and Courtesy Staff at four other local hospitals. In addition, Dr. Nath is a Clinical Instructor in Surgery at the Tufts University Medical School and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Boston University Medical Center, both in Boston.

Jondavid Pollock, MD, PhD is board certified by the American Board of Radiology with a subspecialty of radiation oncology. He is an adjunct faculty member in the Radiation Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute, and the Director of Thoracic Oncology at the Schiffler Cancer Center of Wheeling Hospital in West Virginia. Dr. Pollock is a member of the American Medical Association, American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, and Massachusetts, Ohio, and West Virginia Medical Societies. His areas of expertise are sarcomas, lymphomas, and solid tumors of the head, neck, breast, lung, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, and gynecologic organs.

Daniel Pratt, MD is the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and the Clinical Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at Tufts—New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Pratt earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and completed his residency as well as a Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Tufts–New England Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Kimberly Rask, MD, PhD is Director of the Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality. She is an associate professor of Health Policy and Management in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and associate professor of Medicine in the Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Rask is a clinically active general internist who received her medical training at the University of Pennsylvania and her doctorate in health economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Hassan Rastegar, MD is a Senior Surgeon in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Tufts–New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rastegar is also an Associate Professor at the Tufts University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Pahlavi University Medical School in Shiraz, Iran, and completed post-graduate training at the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University. Dr. Rastegar’s clinical specialties include coronary artery surgery, complex valve replacement and repairs, minimally invasive heart surgery, and heart transplantation. He holds board certification from the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Elie Edmond Rebeiz, MD, FACS is the Acting Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Tufts–New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a Professor of Otolaryngology at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Rebeiz earned his medical degree and completed his residency at American University of Beirut. He continued with his training as a Fellow in Otolaryngology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Lahey Clinic Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

Edward R. Rosick, DO, MPH, MS is board certified in preventive medicine and holistic medicine. He is a university physician and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Pennsylvania State University. His areas of expertise include preventive medicine, alternative medicine, weight control, smoking cessation, and college health issues.

Elizabeth S. Smoots, MD is a board-certified family physician based in Seattle, Washington. A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. Smoots specializes in prevention and primary care medicine. She has over 20 years of experience in the medical field in private practice, health maintenance organizations, and various group-practice clinics around the Seattle area.

Thomas Stinson, PhD, MD is the Chief of Anesthesiology at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford in Medford, Massachusetts. He is also President of Pilgrim Medical Associates, P.C., an anesthesiology group practice. Dr. Stinson earned a PhD in physics from MIT and an MD from the University of Miami. He is certified by both the American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Sharon Roseanne Thompson, MD, MPH is currently a fourth year Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA where she serves as Chief Resident for teaching. Her experience in education and curriculum planning spans over 10 years. She is currently an active member of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Education Committee as well as the Partners HealthCare Education Committee which oversees educational activities for five hospitals in the Boston area. Dr. Thompson received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, an MPH from University of California at Berkeley, and her undergraduate degree from Vassar College.

Sergio Waxman, MD is board certified in interventional cardiology. He is the Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Translation Research and the Associate Director of Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology at Tufts–New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Waxman is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Waxman earned his medical degree at Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City, Mexico. He then completed his training, from internship through Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowship at the Deaconess Hospital, associated with Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Andrew N. Wilner, MD, FACP is board certified in neurology with added qualifications in clinical neurophysiology. He is also board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Wilner is a reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine and Epilepsia, and the author of Epilepsy:199 Answers and Epilepsy in Clinical Practice, both from Demos Medical Publishing.

Monica Zangwill, MD, MPH is board certified in internal medicine and in preventive medicine. She earned her MD from Tufts University and her MPH from Harvard University, both in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zangwill is a medical writer, reviewer, and consultant specializing in primary care, preventive medicine, and public health.

EBSCO Publishing Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Review Board

Steven Bratman, MD earned his medical degree from the University of California at Davis. In 1997, Dr. Bratman instituted and supervised the research program that led to the Natural and Alternatice Treatments (NAT) and Evidence-Based Complemtary Medicine (EBCM) Databases and associated books. He is also the author or coauthor of more than ten books in the CAM field.

Richard Glickman-Simon, MD is board-certified in family medicine and is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He oversees the curriculum in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for several graduate programs at the medical school, and he teaches courses in both allopathic and non-allopathic medicine to Tufts undergraduates. Dr. Glickman-Simon also chairs the Department of Western Biomedicine at the New England School of Acupuncture in Watertown, MA where he teaches students how to diagnose and treat diseases from a Western biomedical perspective. He previously worked in a primary care practice in the Boston area, providing patients with both conventional care and a variety of complementary medical services.

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