List of all our "Ask an Expert" Contributors

Addiction and Substance Abuse

Chris Adelman, MD
Marcel Casavant, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Christina Delos Reyes, MD
Janice Dyehouse, PhD, RN
Omar Elhaj, MD
Debra Gardner, PhamD
Antonnette Graham, PhD
Jill Griffith, RPh, PharmD, CSPI
Carmen Hadley, RPh, CSPI
Deborah Hoy, CNS
Edna Jones, MD, MRO
Cathy McDaniels-Wilson, PhD
Bruce Merkin, MD
Ted Parran, MD
Tom Pepper, MD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

African American Health

Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN
Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH
Esa Davis, MD, MPH
Kenneth Davis, Jr., MD, FACS
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
Kristin Williams, DDS, MPH
Stephen Wilson, MD, MSc
Jackson Wright, MD, PhD, FACP
Zahida Yasin, MD

Allergies

David Bernstein, MD
I. Bernstein, MD
Jonathan Bernstein, MD
Charity Fox, MD
David Hauswirth, MD

Amputation

Brian Bowyer, MD
Patrick Getty, MD
Joel Mayerson, MD
Henry Ng, MD, FAAP
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Jean Starr, MD
Blair Vermilion, MD

Anxiety and Stress Disorders

Nancy Elder, MD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

Asthma

Elizabeth Allen, MD
Cathy Benninger, APRN, C-AE
Jonathan Bernstein, MD
Leroy Essig II, MD
Matthew Exline, MD
Charity Fox, MD
David Hauswirth, MD
Patricia Joseph, MS, MD
Stephen Liggett, MD
John Mastronarde, MD
Jennifer McCallister, MD
Francis McCormack, MD
Dennis McGraw, MD
Jonathan Parsons, MD, MSc
Mitchell Rashkin, MD
Jeff Weiland, MD
Karen Wood, MD

Athletic Training

Angela Beisner, MA, AC
Kristen Bretz, MS, ATC
Doug Calland, MS, ATC
Courtney Dolphin-Siegel, MEd, ATC
Chalisa Fonza, MA, ATC
Mary Laingen, MS, ATC
Mark Merrick, PhD, ATC
Vince O'Brien, ATC
Janine Oman, MS, PT/ATC
Courtney Siegel, MEd, ATC
Katrina Stibel, MA, ATC
Robert Sweeney, MS, ATC
Mike Sypniak, MS, ATC
Alex Wong, MS, ATC

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

L. Arnold, MD, MEd
Anita Dempsey, MSN, APRN, BC, PhD (c)
Robert Krikorian, PhD
Susan Montauk, MD

Autism

Michael Aman, PhD
L. Arnold, MD, MEd
Eric Butter, PhD
Jane Case-Smith, EDD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Patricia Cloppert, BSFS
Daniel Coury, MD
Sherry Feinstein, MS
Maureen Geraghty, PhD, RD, LD
Diane Habash, PhD, RD, LD
Luc Lecavalier, PhD
Pamela Leong, FCS
James Mulick, PhD
Paula Rabidoux, PhD/CCC-SLP
Yaser Ramadan, MD
Susan Thompson, MSN, CPNP
Jacqueline Wynn, PhD

Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

Glen Aukerman, MD
Spero Cataland, MD
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Eric Kraut, MD
Elizabeth Varga, MS, CGC

Braces

Walter Buchsieb, DDS, MS
Henry Fields, DDS, MS, MSD
Allen Firestone, DDS, MS
Mark Hans, DDS, MSD
Katherine Vig, BDS, MS, FDS, Dorth

Breast Cancer

Doreen Agnese, MD
Maria Johnson, MSN, RN
Rosemary Leeming, MD, FACS
Zeina Nahleh, MD
Donna Plecha, MD
Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy, MD
Paula Silverman, MD
Jean Stevenson, MD, FACS
Jesse Taylor, MD

Cancer

Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH
Patrick Getty, MD
Heather Hines, RN
Kord Honda, MD
Cheryl Koliha-Brandt, MSN, RN, CNS, CORLN
Kenneth Lane, MD
James Merlino, MD
Thomas Olencki, DO
Yash Patil, MD
Donna Plecha, MD
Lee Ponsky, MD
Steve Rudich, MD, PhD, FACS
Darlene Schodowski, RN
Paula Silverman, MD
Jean Stevenson, MD, FACS
Jeffrey Sussman, MD
Julia Thornton, MD

Cancer Genetics

Doreen Agnese, MD
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH
Gregory Cooper, MD
Duane Culler, MS
Kord Honda, MD

Children's Health

Elizabeth Allen, MD
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Allison Macerollo, MD
Charles Myer III, MD
Todd Ponsky, MD
Sarah Sauntry, RN, MS, CPNP-PC
Michael Spigarelli, MD, PhD
Mark Splaingard, MD
Stephen Wilson, MD, MSc

Cold and Flu

John Andrews, MD, MPH
Amy Ray, MD
Robert Salata, MD

Colon Cancer

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD
Gregory Cooper, MD
James Merlino, MD
Timothy O'Brien, MD
Janice Rafferty, MD
Malek Safa, MD
Darlene Schodowski, RN
James Thomas, MD, PhD
Julia Thornton, MD

Colorectal Diseases

Todd Ponsky, MD
Janice Rafferty, MD

Complementary Medicine

Glen Aukerman, MD
Tanya Edwards, MD, MEd
Marion Good, PhD
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Annette Kyprianou, MD
Henry Ng, MD, FAAP
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Gerene Bauldoff, RN, PhD, FCCP
Phillip Diaz, MD
Michael Ezzie, MD
Mahasti Rittinger, RRT
Mark Wewers, MD
Gretchen Whitby, APRN

Crowns, Bridges, Dentures, Implants

Nancy Clelland, DMD, MSD
Alfredo Hernandez, DDS, MS
Julie Holloway, DDS, MS, FACP
Lisa Knobloch, DDS, MS
Ed McGlumphy, DDS, MS
Robert Seghi, DDS, MS

Dental and Oral Health (Children)

Carl Allen, DDS, MSD
Susan Bauchmoyer, RDH, EFDA, MS
Walter Buchsieb, DDS, MS
Ann Griffen, DDS, MS
James Houston, DDS
John Kalmar, DMD, PhD
Dennis McTigue, DDS
Wendy Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS
Sarat Thikkurissy, DDS, MS

Dental and Oral Health (Seniors)

Alfredo Hernandez, DDS, MS
Marsha Pyle, DDS, MEd

Dental and Oral Health Center

Amit Agrawal, MD
Carl Allen, DDS, MSD
Walter Buchsieb, DDS, MS
Michele Carr, RDH, MA
Guillermo Chacon, DDS
Nancy Clelland, DMD, MSD
Melissa Drum, DDS, MS
Steven Ganzberg, SB, DMD, MS
David Hall, DDS
Yiping Han, PhD
Alfredo Hernandez, DDS, MS
Richard Jurevic, DDS, PhD
John Kalmar, DMD, PhD
James Lalumandier, DDS, MPH
Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, MS, PhD
Dennis McTigue, DDS
Enver Ozer, MD
Likith Reddy, MD, DDS, FACS
D. Sharples, DDS
Sarat Thikkurissy, DDS, MS
Meade van Putten, DDS, MS

Dental Anesthesia

Steven Ganzberg, SB, DMD, MS

Dental Hygiene

Susan Bauchmoyer, RDH, EFDA, MS
Michele Carr, RDH, MA
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Constance Kuntupis, RDH, MA
Wendy Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS

Depression

Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP
Lawson Wulsin, MD

Diabetes

Robert Cohen, MD
Karen Klyn, RN
Oormila Kovilam, MD
Lucy Long, RN, BSN,CDE
W. Miser, MD
Nancy Morwessel, CNP, MSN, CDE
Ellen Ospelt, RN, BS
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Laurie Sadler, MD
Marzieh Salehi, MD
Gerald Strauss, PhD

Diet and Nutrition

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RD, LD
Bonnie Brehm, PhD, RD
Jackie Buell, PhD, RD/LD, ATC, LAT
Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD
Esa Davis, MD, MPH
Shirley Kindrick, PhD
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Barbara Lattin, MS, RD, LD
Julie Shertzer, PhD, RD, LD
James Swain, PhD, RD, LD

Digestive Disorders

Syed Ahmad, MD
Gregory Cooper, MD
D. Ferguson, MD
Prakash Gatta, MD
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Annette Kyprianou, MD
Yash Patil, MD
Todd Ponsky, MD
Janice Rafferty, MD
Steve Rudich, MD, PhD, FACS
Amit Tevar, MD
Julia Thornton, MD

Domestic Violence

Amy Bonomi, PhD, MPH
Kenneth Davis, Jr., MD, FACS
Cathy McDaniels-Wilson, PhD

Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders

Ellis Arjmand, MD, PhD
Daniel Choo, MD
Robin Cotton, MD, FACS, F.R.C.S(C)
Ravindhra Elluru, MD, PhD
Jack Gluckman, MD
John Greinwald, Jr., MD, FAAP
David Hom, MD, FACS
Robert Keith, PhD
Siddarth Khosla, MD
Charles Myer III, MD
Yash Patil, MD
Myles Pensak, MD
Sally Richard Shott, MD
Michael Rutter, MD, FRACS
Ravi Samy, MD, FACS
Allen Seiden, MD
David Steward, MD
Jesse Taylor, MD
Jay Willging, MD
Keith Wilson, MD
Lee Zimmer, MD

Eating Disorders

Ihuoma Eneli, MD
Laura Hill, PhD
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Robert Murray, MD

Epilepsy

David Ficker, MD
Michael Privitera, MD

Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

Stanley Althof, PhD
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
Allen Seftel, MD
Jackson Wright, MD, PhD, FACP

Esophageal Cancer

Abbas Abbas, MD
Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD
Prakash Gatta, MD
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Patrick Ross, MD, PhD
Malek Safa, MD
Sandra Starnes, MD

Eye and Vision Care

Angela Brown, OD
Mark Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD
Michael Earley, OD, PhD, FAAO
Roanne Flom, OD
Nicklaus Fogt, OD, PhD
Julia Geldis, OD, MS
Robert Newcomb, OD, MPH, FAAO
Gary Rogers, MD
Paulette Schmidt, OD, MS
Andrew Toole, OD, PhD, FAAO
Paul Weber, MD
Karla Zadnik, OD,PhD
Aaron Zimmerman, OD, MS

Gum Diseases

Yiping Han, PhD
Richard Jurevic, DDS, PhD
Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, MS, PhD
Wendy Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS
Joseph O'Neil, DDS

Head and Neck Cancer

Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Heather Hines, RN
Cheryl Koliha-Brandt, MSN, RN, CNS, CORLN
Pierre Lavertu, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Charles Myer III, MD
Kimberly Ortega, MS, RD, LD
Yash Patil, MD
Rod Rezaee, MD
Panayiotis Savvides, MD
Darlene Schodowski, RN
Jeffrey Sussman, MD
Nancy Tamburro, LISW

Healthy Weight Center

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Bonnie Brehm, PhD, RD
Janet Buckworth, PhD, FACSM
Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD
Esa Davis, MD, MPH
Steven Devor, PhD, FACSM
Ihuoma Eneli, MD
Brian Focht, PhD, FACSM, CSCS
Melissa Kalb, RD, LD
Shirley Kindrick, PhD
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Robert Murray, MD
Julie Shertzer, PhD, RD, LD
Gerald Strauss, PhD
James Swain, PhD, RD, LD

Hemochromatosis

Amy Sturm, MS, CGC
Mark Wurster, MD

Hemophilia and Inherited Bleeding Disorders

Patricia Carey, MD
Madeline Heffner, BSN, RN

Huntington's Disease

Sandra Kostyk, MD, PhD

Incontinence

Donald Bodner, MD
R. Bruce Bracken, MD
Marc Cymes, PA
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
Mildred Lam, MD

Infertility

Thomas deHoop, MD
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
William Hurd, MD
Arthur Ollendorff, MD
Miriam Rosenthal, MD
Daniel Williams, MD

Lung Cancer

Abbas Abbas, MD
Shaheen Islam, MD, MPH
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD
Michael Reed, MD
Patrick Ross, MD, PhD
Sandra Starnes, MD

Lung Center

Elizabeth Allen, MD
James Allen, Jr., MD
Khalid Almoosa, MD
Cathy Benninger, APRN, C-AE
Nitin Bhatt, MD
Elliott Crouser, MD
John Davis, PhD, MD
Patricia Joseph, MS, MD
James Knepler, MD
Stephen Liggett, MD
Clay Marsh, MD
Jennifer McCallister, MD
Francis McCormack, MD
Dennis McGraw, MD
Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD
David Nunley, MD, FCCP
James O'Brien, Jr., MD
Amy Pope-Harman, MD
Michael Reed, MD
Sandra Starnes, MD
Victoria Surdulescu, MD
Jeff Weiland, MD
Mark Wewers, MD
Karen Wood, MD

Lung Transplantation

Gerene Bauldoff, RN, PhD, FCCP
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
David Nunley, MD, FCCP
Amy Pope-Harman, MD
Patrick Ross, MD, PhD
Robert Schilz, DO, PhD
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH

Mental Health

Michael Aman, PhD
Dennis Auckley, MD
Amy Bonomi, PhD, MPH
Cristinel Coconcea, MD
Nancy Elder, MD
Robert Friedland, MD
Robert Goetz, PharmD, DABAT
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Laura Hill, PhD
Ram Chandran Kalyanam, MD
Nicholas Lofthouse, PhD
Susan Montauk, MD
Laurie Nelson, LCISW
Stephen Pariser, MD
Tom Pepper, MD
Floyd Sallee, MD
Radu Saveanu, MD
Douglas Scharre, MD
Robert Shapiro, MD
Suzanne Smith, PhD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP
Lawson Wulsin, MD

Mesothelioma

J. Crawford, PhD, RN
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Patrick Ross, MD, PhD

Mouth Diseases

Carl Allen, DDS, MSD
Richard Jurevic, DDS, PhD
John Kalmar, DMD, PhD

Myasthenia Gravis

Abbas Abbas, MD
Dolly Boughaba, MD
Bashar Katirji, MD, FACP
Catherine Kernich, MSN, RN, CNP
Robert Neel, IV, MD
John Quinlan, MD

Oral Cancer

Amit Agrawal, MD
Carl Allen, DDS, MSD
Deborah Bartholomew, MD
John Kalmar, DMD, PhD
Susan Mallery, DDS, PhD
Enver Ozer, MD
Meade van Putten, DDS, MS

Pain Management

Hammam Akbik, MD, FIPP
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Suzanne Smith, PhD

Pandemic Flu

John Andrews, MD, MPH
Amy Ray, MD
Robert Salata, MD

Parkinson's Disease

Punit Agrawal, DO
George Paulson, MD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

Pharmacy and Medications

Marcel Casavant, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Michael Ganio, PharmD
Debra Gardner, PhamD
Robert Goetz, PharmD, DABAT
Jill Griffith, RPh, PharmD, CSPI
Carmen Hadley, RPh, CSPI
Sarah Hudson-DiSalle, PharmD, RPh
Darrell Hulisz, RPh, PharmD
Jan Scaglione, BS MT, PharmD ,DABAT
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

Preventive Dentistry

Catherine Demko, PhD
James Houston, DDS
James Lalumandier, DDS, MPH
Suchitra Nelson, PhD
Kristin Victoroff, DDS
Kristin Williams, DDS, MPH
Stephen Wotman, DDS

Prostate Cancer

Donald Bodner, MD
R. Bruce Bracken, MD
James Donovan, Jr., MD
Krishnanath Gaitonde, MD
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
David Miller, PhD, MPH, MSW
Lee Ponsky, MD

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Elizabeth Allen, MD
James Allen, Jr., MD
Nitin Bhatt, MD
Ruthann Kennedy, CNP
Clay Marsh, MD
Mark Wewers, MD

Pulmonary Hypertension

Namita Sood, MD, FCCP

Quality Health Care and You - Diabetes

David Aron, MD, MS
Randall Cebul, MD
Karen Klyn, RN
Oormila Kovilam, MD
Mildred Lam, MD
Lucy Long, RN, BSN,CDE
Anne Matthews, RN, PhD
W. Miser, MD
Nancy Morwessel, CNP, MSN, CDE
Ellen Ospelt, RN, BS
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Laurie Sadler, MD
Marzieh Salehi, MD
Gerald Strauss, PhD
Jenny Tong, MD
Eric Warm, MD
Thomas Zipp, MD

Rehabilitation

Brian Bowyer, MD
Mark Goddard, MD
Valerie Hill-Hermann, MS, OTR/L
Austin Nobunaga, MD, MPH
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Tammy Wadsworth, PT MS OCS
Gloriajean Wallace, PhD, F-ASHA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Thomas Watanabe, MD

Senior Health

Steven Bartz, MD
Evelyn Fitzwater, DSN, RN
Susan Gilster, PhD, RN, NHA
Elizabeth Gothelf, BSN, MAG
Elaine Miller, DSN, RN
Arvind Modawal, MD, MPH, MRCGP
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Gregg Warshaw, MD

Sickle Cell Anemia

Eric Kraut, MD
Zahida Yasin, MD

Skin Cancer

Elma Baron, MD
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH
Kord Honda, MD
Cheryl Koliha-Brandt, MSN, RN, CNS, CORLN
Tatiana Oberyszyn, PhD
Thomas Olencki, DO
Jeffrey Sussman, MD

Smoking and Tobacco

Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN
Rob Crane, MD
Michael Ezzie, MD
Jill Griffith, RPh, PharmD, CSPI
Edna Jones, MD, MRO
Phyllis Pirie, PhD
Suzanne Smith, PhD
Mary Wewers, PhD, MPH

Spine and Back Health

Patrick Getty, MD
David Hart, MD
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM

Sports Medicine

Brian Bowyer, MD
Kendra McCamey, MD
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Rose Smith, LPT
Tammy Wadsworth, PT MS OCS

Thyroid Diseases

William Hurd, MD
Thomas Murphy, MD, FACP, FACE
Yash Patil, MD
Amy Ray, MD
Marzieh Salehi, MD
Jeffrey Sussman, MD

Tuberculosis

Allan Chiunda, MPH
Catherine Curley, MD, MS
Lisa Haglund, MD
Larry Schlesinger, MD
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
Shu-Hua Wang, MD, MPH&TM

Urinary and Genital Disorders (Children)

Jack Elder, MD, FACS, FAAP
Rama Jayanthi, MD
Todd Ponsky, MD
Mark Splaingard, MD

Urinary Tract Cancers

Donald Bodner, MD
R. Bruce Bracken, MD
Marc Cymes, PA
James Donovan, Jr., MD
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
Thomas Olencki, DO
Lee Ponsky, MD

Vascular Surgery

Amy Reed, MD
Jean Starr, MD

Violence

Amy Bonomi, PhD, MPH
Kenneth Davis, Jr., MD, FACS
Cathy McDaniels-Wilson, PhD

Wellness Center

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Glen Aukerman, MD
Angela Blackstone, RD, LD
Timothy Buckley, PhD, CIH
Rob Crane, MD
J. Crawford, PhD, RN
Janice Dyehouse, PhD, RN
Nancy Elder, MD
Debra Gardner, PhamD
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Carmen Hadley, RPh, CSPI
Shirley Kindrick, PhD
Robert Murray, MD
Carolyn Nickol, RD, MEd
Tatiana Oberyszyn, PhD
Ted Parran, MD
Phyllis Pirie, PhD
Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS
D. Sharples, DDS
Michael Spigarelli, MD, PhD
Kurt Stevenson, MD, MPH
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
Mary Wewers, PhD, MPH
Randy Wexler, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Women's Health

Glen Aukerman, MD
Elizabeth Barker, PhD, APRN, BC, FAANP,CHE
Deborah Bartholomew, MD
Linda Bernhard, PhD, RN
Riza Conroy, MD
Rob Crane, MD
Esa Davis, MD, MPH
M Dienger, DNSc, RN
Debra Gardner, PhamD
Yiping Han, PhD
William Hurd, MD
Shalva Kakabadze, MD
Lisa Keder, MD, MPH
W. Miser, MD
Barbara Morrison, PhD, CNM, FNP
Jonathan Schaffir, MD
Amy Sturm, MS, CGC
Victoria von Sadovszky, PhD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

Worksite Health

Timothy Buckley, PhD, CIH
Elizabeth Click, ND, RN, CLE
J. Crawford, PhD, RN
Ted Parran, MD
Kurt Stevenson, MD, MPH