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A. Richard Adrouny, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Oncology Stanford University
Director of Medical Oncology
Community Hospital of Los Gatos-Saratoga
Los Gatos, California

Elise D. Cook, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator, Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)
Clinical Cancer Prevention
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Peter S. Edelstein, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President
Novasys Medical, Inc.
Sunnyvale, California

Chul-Hoon Kwon, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
St. John's University
Jamaica, New York

Susan Miesfeldt, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia

Ralph M. Myerson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Helen A. Pass, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Director, Breast Care Center
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan

Trinh Pham, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy
New Haven, Connecticut

J. Andrew Skirvin, Pharm.D., B.C.O.P.
Assistant Clinical Professor
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
St. John's University
Jamaica, New York