List of all our "Ask an Expert" Contributors

Addiction and Substance Abuse

Marcel Casavant, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Christina Delos Reyes, MD
Debra Gardner, PhamD
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
Esa Davis, MD, MPH
Kenneth Davis, Jr., MD, FACS
Suchitra Nelson, MSc, MS, PhD
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
Jackson Wright, MD, PhD, FACP

Alzheimer's Disease

Rebecca Davis, RN, LISW
Leopold Liss, MD
Paula Ogrocki, PhD
Douglas Scharre, MD

Amputation

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

Anxiety and Stress Disorders

Nancy Elder, MD

Asthma

Elizabeth Allen, MD
Cathy Benninger, APRN, C-AE
Jonathan Bernstein, MD
Leroy Essig II, MD
Matthew Exline, MD
Charity Fox, MD
John Mastronarde, MD
Jennifer McCallister, MD
Jonathan Parsons, MD, MSc
Jeff Weiland, MD
Karen Wood, MD

Athletic Training

Angela Beisner, MA, AC
Kristen Bretz, MS, ATC
Doug Calland, MS, ATC
Chalisa Fonza, MA, 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
Ghada Lteif, MD
Karen Ratliff-Schaub, 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
Karen Ratliff-Schaub, MD
Susan Thompson, MSN, CPNP
Jacqueline Wynn, PhD

Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

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

Braces

Walter Buchsieb, DDS, MS
Mark Hans, DDS, MSD

Cancer

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH
Patrick Getty, MD
Heather Hines, RN
Kord Honda, MD
Cheryl Koliha-Brandt, MSN, RN, CNS, CORLN
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
Duane Culler, PhD, MS
Kord Honda, MD

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
Thomas Olencki, DO
Janice Rafferty, MD
Darlene Schodowski, RN
James Thomas, MD, PhD
Julia Thornton, MD

Complementary Medicine

Glen Aukerman, MD
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Gerene Bauldoff, RN, PhD, FCCP
Phillip Diaz, MD
Michael Ezzie, MD
Amy Pope-Harman, MD
Mahasti Rittinger, RRT
Mark Wewers, MD
Gretchen Whitby, APRN
Karen Wood, MD

Crowns, Bridges, Dentures, Implants

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

Cystic Fibrosis

John Heintz, MD
Patricia Joseph, MS, MD
Karen McCoy, MD
Richard Shell, MD
Steven Strausbaugh, MD

Dental and Oral Health (Adults)

Amit Agrawal, MD
Carl Allen, DDS, MSD
Susan Bauchmoyer, RDH, EFDA, MS
Janet Bolina, DDS
Michele Carr, RDH, MA
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
Dale Kanner, DDS
Wendy Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS
Suchitra Nelson, MSc, MS, PhD
Robert Rashid, DDS, MAS
Daniel Reed, DDS
D. Sharples, DDS

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
James Lalumandier, DDS, MPH
Dennis McTigue, DDS
Wendy Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS
Sarat Thikkurissy, DDS, MS

Dental and Oral Health (Seniors)

Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Alfredo Hernandez, DDS, MS

Dental and Oral Health Center

Amit Agrawal, MD
Carl Allen, DDS, MSD
Walter Buchsieb, DDS, MS
Michele Carr, RDH, MA
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
Suchitra Nelson, MSc, MS, PhD
Enver Ozer, MD
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
Constance Kuntupis, RDH, MA
Wendy Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS

Depression

Ghada Lteif, MD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP
Lawson Wulsin, MD

Diabetes

Robert Cohen, MD
Margaret Doyle, RD, LD, CDE
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
Julie Shertzer, PhD, RD, LD, CSSD
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

Esophageal Cancer

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD
Prakash Gatta, MD
Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Patrick Ross, MD, PhD
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
Andrew Toole, OD, PhD, FAAO
Paul Weber, MD
Karla Zadnik, OD,PhD
Aaron Zimmerman, OD, MS

Face and Jaw Surgery

Guillermo Chacon, DDS
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Deepak Krishnan, DDS
Meade van Putten, DDS, MS

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Cathy Benninger, APRN, C-AE
Prakash Gatta, MD
John Mastronarde, MD
Todd Ponsky, MD

Gynecology

Thomas deHoop, MD
William Hurd, MD
Lisa Keder, MD, MPH
Arthur Ollendorff, MD
Jonathan Schaffir, MD
Michael Spigarelli, MD, PhD

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
Panayiotis Savvides, MD
Darlene Schodowski, RN
Jeffrey Sussman, MD

Healthy Weight Center

Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Bonnie Brehm, PhD, RD
Janet Buckworth, PhD, FACSM
Jackie Buell, PhD, RD/LD, ATC, LAT
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
Lisa Martin Hawver, MD
Robert Murray, MD
Rebecca Nguyen, MS
Julie Shertzer, PhD, RD, LD, CSSD
Gerald Strauss, PhD
James Swain, PhD, RD, LD
Carmen Swain, PhD

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

Inherited Disorders and Birth Defects

Francine Erenberg, MD
Anne Matthews, RN, PhD

Lung Cancer

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

Lung Center

Elizabeth Allen, MD
James Allen, Jr., MD
Cathy Benninger, APRN, C-AE
Nitin Bhatt, MD
J. Crawford, PhD, RN
Elliott Crouser, MD
John Davis, PhD, MD
Patricia Joseph, MS, MD
Clay Marsh, MD
Jennifer McCallister, MD
Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD
David Nunley, MD, FCCP
James O'Brien, Jr., MD
Jonathan Parsons, MD, MSc
Amy Pope-Harman, MD
Robert Schilz, DO, PhD
Sandra Starnes, MD
Victoria Surdulescu, MD
Jeff Weiland, MD
Mark Wewers, MD
Karen Wood, MD

Lung Transplantation

Gerene Bauldoff, RN, PhD, FCCP
John Davis, PhD, MD
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

Menopause

Cynthia Evans, 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

Robert Neel, IV, MD
John Quinlan, MD

Obesity and Weight Management

Angela Blackstone, RD, LD
Jackie Buell, PhD, RD/LD, ATC, LAT
Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD
Esa Davis, MD, MPH
Jennifer Dyer, MD, MPH
Ihuoma Eneli, MD
Shirley Kindrick, PhD
Lisa Martin Hawver, MD
Robert Murray, MD
Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS
Gerald Strauss, PhD
James Swain, PhD, RD, LD

Oral Cancer

Amit Agrawal, MD
Carl Allen, DDS, MSD
Deborah Bartholomew, MD
John Kalmar, DMD, 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

Pancreatic Cancer

Syed Ahmad, MD

Pandemic Flu

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

Parkinson's Disease

Punit Agrawal, DO
George Paulson, MD

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

Preventive Dentistry

James Houston, DDS
James Lalumandier, DDS, MPH

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

Quality Health Care and You - Diabetes

Margaret Doyle, RD, LD, CDE
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
Thomas Zipp, MD

Rehabilitation

Brian Bowyer, MD
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Tammy Wadsworth, PT MS OCS
Gloriajean Wallace, PhD, F-ASHA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Thomas Watanabe, MD

Root Canals

Melissa Drum, DDS, MS

Sarcoidosis

Elliott Crouser, MD

Senior Health

Evelyn Fitzwater, DSN, RN
Arvind Modawal, MD, MPH, MRCGP
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM

Sickle Cell Anemia

Eric Kraut, MD
Anne Matthews, RN, PhD

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

Sleep Disorders

Dennis Auckley, MD
Aneesa Das, MD
Leroy Essig II, MD
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Steven Kadiev, MBBCh
Meena Khan, MD
Rami Khayat, MD
Ulysses Magalang, MD
Ziad Shaman, MD
Mark Splaingard, MD

Smoking and Tobacco

Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN
Rob Crane, MD
Michael Ezzie, MD
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
Tammy Wadsworth, PT MS OCS

Thyroid Diseases

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

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

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
Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD
Rob Crane, MD
J. Crawford, PhD, RN
Nancy Elder, MD
Debra Gardner, PhamD
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Carmen Hadley, RPh, CSPI
Shirley Kindrick, PhD
W. Miser, MD
Robert Murray, MD
Tatiana Oberyszyn, PhD
Ted Parran, MD
Phyllis Pirie, PhD
Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS
Kurt Stevenson, MD, MPH
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
Mary Wewers, PhD, MPH

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
Lisa Keder, MD, MPH
W. Miser, MD
Henry Ng, MD, FAAP
Jonathan Schaffir, MD
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