List of all our "Ask an Expert" Contributors

Addiction and Substance Abuse

Chris Adelman, MD
Richard DeFranco, MD
Christina Delos Reyes, MD
Janice Dyehouse, PhD, RN
Omar Elhaj, MD
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
Peter Rogers, MD, MPH
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

African American Health

Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN
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

Alzheimer's Disease

Melissa Butson, ScM, CGC
Rebecca Davis, RN, LISW
Robert Friedland, MD
Pierluigi Gambetti, MD
Susan Gilster, PhD, RN, NHA
Leopold Liss, MD
Paula Ogrocki, PhD
Douglas Scharre, MD
Peter Whitehouse, MD, PhD

Amputation

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

Anesthesia

Gareth Kantor, MD

Anxiety and Stress Disorders

Nancy Elder, MD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

Anxiety and Stress Disorders (Children)

Floyd Sallee, MD

Asthma

Elizabeth Allen, MD
Cathy Benninger, APRN, C-AE
Jonathan Bernstein, MD
Leroy Essig II, 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
Mitchell Rashkin, MD
Jeff Weiland, MD

Athletic Training

Angela Beisner, MA, AC
Jamie Birkelo, MA, ATC
Jeffery Bright, MS, ATC/L
Doug Calland, MS, ATC
W.R. Davis, MS, ATC
Chalisa Fonza, MA, ATC
Mary Laingen, MS, ATC
Mark Merrick, PhD, ATC
Vince O'Brien, ATC
Janine Oman, MS, PT/ATC
Katrina Stibel, MA, ATC
Robert Sweeney, MS, ATC
Alex Wong, MS, ATC

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
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

Bipolar Disorder (Children and Adolescents)

Mary Fristad, PhD, ABPP
Nicholas Lofthouse, PhD
Stephen Pariser, MD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

Spero Cataland, MD
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Eric Kraut, MD
Yousef Mohammad, MD, MSc
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
Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy, MD
Paula Silverman, MD
Jean Stevenson, MD, FACS

Cancer

Joanna Brell, MD
Patrick Getty, MD
Heather Hines, RN
Cheryl Koliha-Brandt, MSN, RN, CNS, CORLN
Kenneth Lane, MD
James Merlino, MD
Thomas Olencki, DO
Ted Parran, MD
Yash Patil, MD
Steve Rudich, MD, PhD, FACS
Darlene Schodowski, RN
Paula Silverman, MD
Jeffrey Sussman, MD
Julia Thornton, MD

Cancer Genetics

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

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Karen Kutoloski, DO
Kaine Onwuzulike, M.D.
Gerald Strauss, PhD
Jackson Wright, MD, PhD, FACP

Children's Health

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

Colon Cancer

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

Colorectal Diseases

Janice Rafferty, MD

Complementary Medicine

Glen Aukerman, MD
Tanya Edwards, MD, MEd
Marion Good, PhD
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS

Crowns, Bridges, Dentures, Implants

Nancy Clelland, DMD, MSD
Alfredo Hernandez, DDS, MS
Julie Holloway, DDS, MS
Lisa Knobloch, DDS, MS
Edwin 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
Elliott Crouser, MD
Melissa Drum, DDS, MS
Steven Ganzberg, SB, DMD, MS
David Hall, DDS
Alfredo Hernandez, DDS, MS
Richard Jurevic, DDS, PhD
John Kalmar, DMD, PhD
Dale Kanner, DDS
Wendy Moore, RDH, EFDA, BS, MS
Robert Rashid, DDS, MAS
Daniel Reed, DDS
D. Sharples, DDS

Dental and Oral Health (Children)

Walter Buchsieb, DDS, MS
Ann Griffen, DDS, MS
Dennis McTigue, DDS
Sarat Thikkurissy, DDS, MS
Kristin Williams, DDS, MPH

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
Connie Gottfried, MPH, RD, LD, CDE
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
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Barbara Lattin, MS, RD, LD

Digestive Disorders

Syed Ahmad, MD
Gregory Cooper, MD
D. Ferguson, MD
Prakash Gatta, MD
Hemangi Kale, MD
Jane Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Annette Kyprianou, MD
Jane Prasse, MA
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
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

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

Exercise and Fitness

David Carroll
Rachael Dotson, BS
Jayme Johnson, MS
Henry Marshall, BS
Carolyn Nickol, RD, MEd
Patricia Woellert, MSW, MEd

Eye and Vision Care

Roanne Flom, OD
Nicklaus Fogt, OD, PhD
Julia Geldis, OD, MS
Paulette Schmidt, OD, MS
Andrew Toole, OD, MS
Melissa Walters, OD
Karla Zadnik, OD,PhD

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

John Greskovich, MD
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
Jane Prasse, MA
Rod Rezaee, MD
Panayiotis Savvides, MD
Darlene Schodowski, RN
Nancy Tamburro, LISW

Hemochromatosis

Eric Kraut, MD
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
Karen Thomas, DO

Incontinence

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

Infertility

Thomas deHoop, MD
Arthur Ollendorff, MD
Miriam Rosenthal, MD
Daniel Williams, MD

Inherited Disorders and Birth Defects

Anne Matthews, RN, PhD
Anthony Villella, MD

Injury Prevention and Safety

J. Crawford, PhD, RN
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Kelly Kelleher, MD, MPH
Gary Smith, MD, DrPH

Kidney Diseases

Jack Elder, MD, FACS, FAAP
Philip Hall, 3rd, MD
Melissa Horn, MSN, CFNP, CNN, CCTC
Donald Hricik, MD
Rama Jayanthi, MD
Mildred Lam, MD
Thomas Olencki, DO
Ganesh Shidham, MD
Julia Thornton, MD
Thomas Zipp, 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 Transplantation

Gerene Bauldoff, RN, PhD
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

Margery Gass, MD
James Liu, MD
Miriam Rosenthal, MD

Mental Health

Michael Aman, PhD
Dennis Auckley, MD
Amy Bonomi, PhD, MPH
Cristinel Coconcea, MD
Nancy Elder, MD
Robert Friedland, MD
Debra Gardner, PhamD
Robert Goetz, PharmD, DABAT
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Laura Hill, PhD
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

Patrick Ross, MD, PhD

Mouth Diseases

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

Osteoporosis

Margery Gass, MD
Nelson Watts, MD, FACP, MACE

Pain Management

Hammam Akbik, MD
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Yousef Mohammad, MD, MSc
Jeffrey Robbins, DPM
Suzanne Smith, PhD

Pancreatic Cancer

Syed Ahmad, MD
Joanna Brell, MD
Malek Safa, MD

Pandemic Flu

John Andrews, MD, MPH

Parkinson's Disease

Punit Agrawal, DO
George Paulson, MD
Karen Thomas, DO

Pharmacy and Medications

Debra Gardner, PhamD
Robert Goetz, PharmD, DABAT
Jill Griffith, RPh, PharmD, CSPI
Carmen Hadley, RPh, CSPI
Darrell Hulisz, PharmD
Jan Scaglione, BS MT, PharmD ,DABAT
Mark Splaingard, MD
Nicholas Votolato, RPh BCPP

Pregnancy

Esa Davis, MD, MPH
Thomas deHoop, MD
Yiping Han, PhD
Oormila Kovilam, MD
Karen McGee, CNM, MSN
Arthur Ollendorff, MD
Miriam Rosenthal, MD
Jonathan Schaffir, MD
Tina Weitkamp, RNC, MSN

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

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, APRN
Clay Marsh, MD
Mark Wewers, MD

Pulmonary Hypertension

Douglas Haden, MD
Namita Sood, MD, FCCP

Rehabilitation

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

Root Canals

Melissa Drum, DDS, MS
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Richard Jurevic, DDS, PhD
John Nusstein, DDS

Sarcoidosis

Elliott Crouser, MD

Senior Health

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

Sickle Cell Anemia

Eric Kraut, MD
Anthony Villella, MD
Zahida Yasin, MD

Sleep Disorders

Dennis Auckley, MD
Leroy Essig II, MD
Hemangi Kale, MD
Rami Khayat, MD
James Knepler, MD
Ulysses Magalang, MD
Ziad Shaman, MD
Mark Splaingard, MD
Karen Thomas, DO

Smoking and Tobacco

Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN
Rob Crane, MD
Jill Griffith, RPh, PharmD, CSPI
Edna Jones, MD, MRO
Phyllis Pirie, PhD
Patricia Schmitt, CRC, MA
Suzanne Smith, PhD
Mary Wewers, PhD, MPH

Spine and Back Health

David Hart, MD

Sports Medicine

Brian Bowyer, MD
Kendra McCamey, MD
Rose Smith, LPT
Tammy Wadsworth, PT MS OCS
Charles Webster, MD

Tuberculosis

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

Urinary Tract Cancers

R. Bruce Bracken, MD
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
Timothy Buckley, PhD, CIH
J. Crawford, PhD, RN
Janice Dyehouse, PhD, RN
Nancy Elder, MD
Mary Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Shirley Kindrick, PhD
Robert Murray, MD
Carolyn Nickol, RD, MEd
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
Sarah Bonza, MD, MPH
Riza Conroy, MD
Rob Crane, MD
Esa Davis, MD, MPH
M Dienger, DNSc, RN
Cynthia Evans, MD
Debra Gardner, PhamD
Yiping Han, PhD
Jeffrey Hunter, DC, DO, FAAFP
Shalva Kakabadze, MD
Lisa Keder, MD, MPH
W. Miser, MD
Barbara Morrison, PhD, CNM, FNP
Christina Nyirati, PhD, RN/NP
Jonathan Schaffir, MD
Victoria von Sadovszky, PhD

Worksite Health

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