Editorial Team
The editorial team is organized to combine multidisciplinary expertise to manage content dynamically and continuously improve. The editorial team combines the skills, experience, and expertise from physicians, pharmacists, allied health professionals (such as dietitians and physical therapists), scientists, epidemiologists, medical writers, medical editors, and medical librarians.
Editorial Staff
Jill Angelosanto, PhD
Medical Editor
Sayura Aoyagi, PhD
Medical Writer
Aarathi Balijepalli, PhD
Medical Writer
Alicia Blaker-Lee, PhD
Medical Writer
Johanna Bruneau, PhD
Medical Editor
Val Buntrock, PhD
Medical Writer
Elizabeth Burton, MS
Medical Writer
Aimee Butterworth, PhD
Medical Writer
Uma Chandrasekaran, PhD
Medical Writer
Kendra Church, MS, PA-C
Clinical Editor
Karen Clarke, PhD, MS
Senior Medical Editor
Katharine C. DeGeorge, MD, MS
Clinical Editor
Assistant Professor in Family Medicine
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA
Alan Drabkin, MD
Senior Clinical Writer
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard Medical School
Kate Eliot, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
Senior Clinical Editor - Team Lead
Judy Erkmann, PhD
Senior Medical Editor
Carie Facemire, PhD
Medical Editor
James Forgione, PharmD
Clinical Editor
Anne Fowler, BS
Editorial Assistant
Katherine Hawkins
Senior Editorial Assistant
Muriel Herd, BS
Editorial Assistant
Angelyca Jackson, PhD
Medical Writer
Larissa Jarzylo, PhD
Medical Editor
Lori King, PhD
Medical Editor
Sara Knight, MS
Medical Writer
Emily Kontos, ScM, ScD
Medical Editor
Paula Kuzontkoski, PhD
Medical Writer
Amy Lewis, MFA
Editorial Assistant
Fenny Lin, MD
Clinical Editor
Amy Lombara, PT, DPT
Senior Clinical Editor
Eric Manheimer, PhD
Medical Writer
Heather Marshall, PhD
Senior Medical Writer
Brittany Martel
Manager of Editorial Support
Maureen McMahon, MA
Senior Editorial Assistant
Catherine McQueen, BA
Associate Medical Writer
Balaraj Menon, PhD
Medical Writer
Winnie Pong, PhD
Medical Writer
Nicholas Sansone, MFA
Senior Editorial Assistant
Nicholas Sargent, BS
Editorial Assistant
Anne Selig, PhD
Clinical Writer
Jill Serrano, PhD
Medical Writer
Ashvin Shah, PhD
Medical Writer
Chris Talsness, DVM, MSc
Medical Writer
Janel Titus, PhD
Medical Editor
Robert van Lith, PhD
Medical Writer
Sofia Vidal-Cardenas, PhD
Senior Medical Editor
John Wilkinson IV, PhD
Medical Writer
Pei Yeh, PhD
Senior Medical Writer
Managing Editors
Kara L. Becker, MBA, MS, RD, LDN
Managing Editor
Ipswich, MA
Christine Dunbar-Colpitts, MA, CRTT
Associate Managing Editor
Ipswich, MA
James LaRue, MPH, MLIS
Associate Managing Editor
Ipswich, MA
Meghan Malone-Moses, MPH
Associate Managing Editor
Ipswich, MA
James McLellan, PhD
Associate Managing Editor
Ipswich, MA
Amelia Tomlinson, PhD
Associate Managing Editor
Ipswich, MA
Rachel Walker, MA
Associate Managing Editor
Ipswich, MA
Physician Leadership
Bill Aird, MD
Deputy Editor of Hematology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology
Chief of the Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Brian S. Alper, MD, MSPH, FAAFP
Founder of DynaMed
Vice President of Innovations and EBM Development
EBSCO Information Services
Clinical Research Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, MO
Julie Bellet, MD
Associate Deputy Editor
Sheila Bond, MD, FACP
Senior Deputy Editor of Infectious Disease
Clinical Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Alan Ehrlich, MD
Executive Deputy Editor
Assistant Clinical Professor in Family Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
Ruth Hertzman-Miller, MD
Deputy Editor of Systematic Literature Surveillance
Primary Care internist
Hebrew SeniorLife
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Thomas Hilts, DO, FAAFP
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
GREMP Family Medicine Residency
Michigan State University
Grand Rapids, MI
Kevin Loughlin, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
J. Peter Oettgen, MD, FACC
Editor in Chief
Director of Preventative Cardiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Brian C. Weiner, MD
Deputy Editor of Gastroenterology
Medical Director and President
Marlboro Gastroenterology PC and Manalapan Surgery Center
New Jersey, United States
Michael Woods, MD, MS, FAAP
Deputy Editor of Consumer Health
Monica Zangwill, MD, MPH
Associate Deputy Editor
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