Contributors

Margaret Alic, Ph.D.
Science Writer
Eastsound, Washington

Lisa Andres, M.S., C.G.C.
Certified Genetic Counselor and Medical Writer
San Jose, California

Racquel Baert, M.Sc.
Medical Writer
Winnipeg, Canada

Julia R. Barrett
Science Writer
Madison, Wisconsin

Nancy J. Beaulieu, RPh., B.C.O.P.
Oncology Pharmacist
New Haven, Connecticut

Linda K. Bennington, C.N.S., M.S.N.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Department of Nursing
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia

Kenneth J. Berniker, M.D.
Attending Physician
Emergency Department
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Vallejo, California

Olga Bessmertny, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant
Children's Hospital of New York
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York

Patricia L. Bounds, Ph.D.
Science Writer
Zürich, Switzerland

Cheryl Branche, M.D.
Retired General Practitioner
Jackson, Mississippi

Tamara Brown, R.N.
Medical Writer
Boston, Massachusetts

Diane M. Calabrese
Medical Sciences and Technology Writer
Silver Spring, Maryland

Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, M.D.
Durham, North Carolina

Lata Cherath, Ph.D.
Science Writer
Franklin Park, New York

Lisa Christenson, Ph.D.
Science Writer
Hamden, Connecticut

Rhonda Cloos, R.N.
Medical Writer
Austin, Texas

David Cramer, M.D.
Medical Writer
Chicago, Illinois

Tish Davidson, A.M.
Medical Writer
Fremont, California

Dominic De Bellis, Ph.D.
Medical Writer/Editor
Mahopac, New York

Tiffani A. DeMarco, M.S.
Genetic Counselor
Cancer Control
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Lori De Milto
Medical Writer
Sicklerville, New York

Stefanie B. N. Dugan, M.S.
Genetic Counselor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Janis O. Flores
Medical Writer
Sebastopol, California

Paula Ford-Martin
Medical Writer
Chaplin, Minnesota

Rebecca J. Frey, Ph.D.
Research and Administrative Associate
East Rock Institute
New Haven, Connecticut

Jill Granger, M.S.
Senior Research Associate
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

David E. Greenberg, M.D.
Medicine Resident
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Maureen Haggerty
Medical Writer
Ambler, Pennsylvania

Kevin Hwang, M.D.
Medical Writer
Morristown, New Jersey

Michelle L. Johnson, M.S., J.D.
Patent Attorney and Medical Writer
Portland, Oregon

Paul A. Johnson, Ed.M.
Medical Writer
San Diego, California

Cindy L. A. Jones, Ph.D.
Biomedical Writer
Sagescript Communications
Lakewood, Colorado

Crystal H. Kaczkowski, M.Sc.
Medical Writer
 Montreal, Canada

David S. Kaminstein, M.D.
Medical Writer
Westchester, Pennsylvania

Beth Kapes
Medical Writer
Bay Village, Ohio

Bob Kirsch
Medical Writer
Ossining, New York

Melissa Knopper
Medical Writer
Chicago, Illinois

Monique Laberge, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jill S. Lasker
Medical Writer
Midlothian, Virginia

G. Victor Leipzig, Ph.D.
Biological Consultant
Huntington Beach, California

Lorraine Lica, Ph.D.
Medical Writer
San Diego, California

John T. Lohr, Ph.D.
Utah State University
Logan, Utah

Warren Maltzman, Ph.D.
Consultant, Molecular Pathology
Demarest, New Jersey

Richard A. McCartney M.D.
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery
Richland, Washington

Sally C. McFarlane-Parrott
Medical Writer
 Mason, Michigan

Monica McGee, M.S.
Science Writer
Wilmington, North Carolina

Alison McTavish, M.Sc.
Medical Writer and Editor
Montreal, Quebec

Molly Metzler, R.N., B.S.N.
Registered Nurse, Medical Writer
Seaford, Delaware

Beverly G. Miller
MT (ASCP), Technical Writer
Charlotte, North Carolina

Mark A. Mitchell, M.D.
Medical Writer
Seattle, Washington

Laura J. Ninger
Medical Writer
Weehawken, New Jersey

Nancy J. Nordenson
Medical Writer
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Teresa G. Norris, R.N.
Medical Writer
Ute Park, New Mexico

Melinda Granger Oberleitner, R.N., D.N.S.
Acting Department Head and Associate Professor
Department of Nursing
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana

J. Ricker Polsdorfer, M.D.
Medical Writer

Phoenix, Arizona

Elizabeth J. Pulcini, M.S.
Medical Writer
Phoenix, Arizona

Kulbir Rangi, D.O.
Medical Doctor and Writer
New York, New York

Esther Csapo Rastegari, Ed.M., R.N., B.S.N.
Registered Nurse, Medical Writer
Holbrook, Masachusetts

Toni Rizzo
Medical Writer
Salt Lake City, Utah

Martha Floberg Robbins
Medical Writer
Evanston, Illinois

Richard Robinson
Medical Writer
Tucson, Arizona

Edward R. Rosick, D.O., M.P.H., M.S.
University Physician, Clinical Assistant Professor
Student Health Services
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania

Nancy Ross-Flanigan
Science Writer
Belleville, Michigan

Belinda Rowland, Ph.D.
Medical Writer
Voorheesville, New York

Andrea Ruskin, M.D.
Whittingham Cancer Center
Norwalk, Connecticut

Laura Ruth, Ph.D.
Medical, Science, & Technology Writer
Los Angeles, California

Kausalya Santhanam, Ph.D.
Technical Writer
Branford, Connecticut

Marc Scanio
Doctoral Candidate in Chemistry
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Joan Schonbeck, R.N.
Medical Writer
Nursing
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Marlborough, Massachusetts

Kristen Mahoney Shannon, M.S., C.G.C.
Genetic Counselor
Center for Cancer Risk Analysis
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Genevieve Slomski, Ph.D.
Medical Writer
New Britain, Connecticut

Anna Rovid Spickler, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Medical Writer
Salisbury, Maryland

Laura L. Stein, M.S.
Certified Genetic Counselor
Familial Cancer Program-Department of Hematology/Oncology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Phyllis M. Stein, B.S., C.C.R.P.
Affiliate Coordinator
Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Kurt Sternlof
Science Writer
New Rochelle, New York

Deanna M. Swartout-Corbeil
Registered Nurse, Freelance Writer
Thompsons Station, Tennessee

Jane M. Taylor-Jones, M.S.
Research Associate
Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Carol Turkington
Medical Writer
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Marianne Vahey, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Malini Vashishtha, Ph.D.
Medical Writer
 Irvine, California

Ellen S. Weber, M.S.N.
Medical Writer
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Barbara Wexler, M.P.H.
Medical Writer
Chatsworth, California

Wendy Wippel, M.Sc.
Medical Writer and Adjunct Professor of Biology
Northwest Community College
Hernando, Mississippi

Debra Wood, R.N.
Medical Writer
Orlando, Florida

Kathleen D. Wright, R.N.
Medical Writer
 Delmar, Delaware

Jon Zonderman
Medical Writer
Orange, California

Michael V. Zuck, Ph.D.
Writer
Boulder, Colorado