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The Nemours Foundation

Medical Editors

Neil Izenberg, MD

Editor-in-Chief and Founder, KidsHealth
Chief Executive, Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Steven Dowshen, MD

Chief Medical Editor, KidsHealth
Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Division of Endocrinology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Mary L. Gavin, MD

Medical Editor, KidsHealth
Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Division of General Pediatrics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Larissa Hirsch, MD

Medical Editor, KidsHealth
Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Instructor in Pediatrics
NYPH-Cornell
New York, NY

D'Arcy Lyness, PhD

Behavioral Health Editor, KidsHealth
Child and Adolescent Psychologist
Wayne, PA

Kate M. Cronan, MD

Medical Editor, KidsHealth
Co-Director, Adoption Consultation Service
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD

Medical Editor, KidsHealth
Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Yamini Durani, MD

Consulting Medical Editor, KidsHealth
Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Nicole A. Green, MD

Consulting Medical Editor, KidsHealth
Nemours Center for Children's Health Media
Staff Physician
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Carlos D. Rosé, MD

Medical Editor, KidsHealth en Español
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Maria E. Petrini, MD

Medical Editor, KidsHealth en Español
Pediatric Hospitalist
Division of General Pediatrics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Francisco R. Vranic, MD

Medical Editor, KidsHealth en Español
Physician-in-Charge, Nemours Pediatric Clinic at St. Francis Hospital
Wilmington, DE

Note: The information listed for all reviewers on the Medical Review Board below reflect their affiliations as of their most recent medical review work.

Expert Review Board

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Harry S. Abram, MD

Division of Neurology
Nemours Children's Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Walle Adams-Gerdts, BA, RN, HTCP/I

Coordinator, Healing Touch Program
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Neera Agarwal-Antal, MD

Dermatologist & Dermatologic Surgeon
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, OH

Nader R. Ajluni, DO

General Pediatrics
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, IA

Samir Alabsi, MD

Neonatalogist
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, IA

Michael A. Alexander, MD

Chief, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Ivanya L. Alpert, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Paul C. Anisman, MD

Pediatric Cardiologist
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Richard J. Antaya, MD

Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
Yale University School of Medicine

Michael Antunes, MD

Neonatologist
Division of Neonatology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Alfred Atanda Jr., MD

Division of Orthopedics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Balu H. Athreya, MD

Division of Rheumatology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Magdy W. Attia, MD

Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Division of Emergency Medicine
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Stevanne Auerbach, PhD

San Francisco, CA

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Leta E. Bachman, CPAT

Certified Patient Account Technician
Financial Counselor
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Steven J. Bachrach, MD

Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Co-Director, Adoption Consultation Service
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Gina Baffa, MD

Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Laura L. Bailet, PhD

Executive Director, Nemours BrightStart!
Division of Neurology
Nemours Children's Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Patrick Barth, MD

Division of Otolaryngology
Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Louis E. Bartoshesky, MD, MPH

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
Medical Director, Delaware Newborn Screening Program
Delaware Division of Public Health
Dover, DE

Joseph Basante, MA, MS, CHT

Hand Therapist
Outpatient Therapy Services
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

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Jessica Donze Black, RD, CDE, MPH

Director, Kid's Safe and Healthful Foods Project
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Washington, D.C.

Millie Boettcher, MSN, ARNP, BC, CNSN

Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

John Bohnsack, MD

Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology
Primary Children's Medical Center
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics/Shriners Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT
Department of Pediatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Kelly A. Boie, MS, RN, CPNP

Wayzata Children's Clinic
Wayzata, MN
Children's Physician Network
Minneapolis, MN

Richard J. Bowen, MD

Nemours Professor of Orthopedics Education and Research
Division of Orthopedics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Wesley R. Bowman, PhD

Co-Director, Delaware Family Center
Wilmington, DE

Margaret Braae, MHSc, RD, CD

Pediatric Outpatient Dietitian
Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Jacqueline P. Bratsis, MEd

Elementary Teacher
Radnor Township School District
Wayne, PA

Robert L. Brent, MD, PhD

Director, Clinical and Experimental Teratology Laboratories
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Louis and Bess Stein Professor of Pediatrics
Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

AnneMarie C. Brescia, MD

Rheumatologist
Division of Rheumatology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Charles Brill, MD

Division of Neurology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Allison Brinkley, RD, CNSC, LD/N

Specialty Dietitian
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Outpatient Pulmonology
Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Orlando, FL

Janet Brooks

Certified Instructor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Child Advocacy Manager
Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Karen Buchi, MD

Primary Children's Medical Center
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT
Department of Pediatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Wendelin A. Burdo-Hartman, MD

Developmental Pediatrician
Gerber Endowed Chair
DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, MI
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Pamela Bushnell, LCSW

Social Work
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

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Elaine Cabinum-Foeller, MD

Medical Director
TEDI BEAR: Children's Advocacy Center
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina
Greenville, NC

Jeffrey W. Campbell, MD

Division Chief, Department of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Patricia Canepa, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist
Therapeutic Services
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Rosemary Casey, MD

Pediatrician and Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Nemours Pediatrics at Lankenau
Wynnewood, PA

Allison L. Cassidy, LCSW

Emergency Services Social Worker
Department of Patient and Family Services
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Emi H. Caywood, MD

Division of Hematology/Oncology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Kenny Chan, MD

Department of Otolaryngology
The Children's Hospital
Denver, CO
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO

Christopher C. Chang, MD, PhD

Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology,
Department of Pediatrics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Ken L. Cheyne, MD

Director of Pediatric Education
Adolescent Medicine
Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, IA

Aaron S. Chidekel, MD

Pediatric Pulmonologist
Associate Director, Cystic Fibrosis Program
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Tracy Chivari, MS, RD, CDN

Dietitian
New Rochelle, NY

Eric H. Chudler, PhD

Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Terrence U. H. Chun, MD

Clinical Instructor
Pediatric Cardiology and Electrophysiology
University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University
San Francisco, CA
Stanford, CA

Alisa Clark, MSN, RN

Advanced Practice Nurse, Neurology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Bernard J. Clark III, MD

Chief Executive of the Practice
Pediatric Cardiology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Cheryl M. Coffin, MD

Division Chief, Pediatric Pathology
Primary Children's Medical Center
Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Mitchell B. Cohen, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Director of the Program for Research and Education in Intestinal Disorders
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Joseph A. Congeni, MD

Medical Director, Sports Medicine Center
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, OH

Steven P. Cook, MD

Hospital Medical Director
Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Chris Cortellessa, M.Ed, NCC

School Counselor
New Hope-Solebury Middle School
New Hope, PA

Stephen Lee Cosby, MD

Chairman, Division Director
Pediatric Psychiatry
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, OH

Jane A. Crowley, PsyD

Rehabilitation Psychologist
Clinical Director
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

R. Jay Cummings, MD

Vice President of Physician Practices for Nemours Florida
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Division of Orthopedics
Nemours Children's Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL

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Kirk W. Dabney, MD

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Co-Director, Cerebral Palsy Program
Division of Orthopedics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

J. Oni Dakhari, PsyD

Division of Behavioral Health
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Marco Danon, MD

Director, Medical Education
Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, FL

George A. Datto III, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist
Division of General Pediatrics/Primary Care
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Michael K. Davis, MD

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Nemours Children's Clinic
Pensacola, FL

Magee L. DeFelice, MD

Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Department of Pediatrics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Allan R. De Jong, MD

Medical Director, Children at Risk Evaluation (CARE) Program
Children's Advocacy Center of Delaware
General Pediatrics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

J. Fernando del Rosario, MD

Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Christopher D. Derby, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Cardon Children's Medical Center
Mesa, AZ

Ellen Deutsch, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngologist
Division of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA

Gail S. Diederich, MS

Reading Specialist
Pasco County School
New Port Richey, FL

Cecilia DiPentima, MPH, MD

Infectious Disease Specialist
Division of Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN

Joseph DiSanto, MD

Community Pediatrician
Brandywine Pediatrics
Wilmington, DE

Karin Y. DiSanto, IBCLC

International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant
Brandywine Pediatrics
Wilmington, DE

Colleen P. Ditro, MSN, CRNP

Division of Orthopedics
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Maureen Donohoe, PT, DPT, PCS

Physical Therapist
Therapeutic Services
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Beth Dowshen, RD, LDN

Nutrition Education Program Coordinator
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Nadia Dowshen-Atanda, MD

Attending Physician, Adolescent Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Meredith L. Dreyer, PhD

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
Divison of Behavioral Health
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Ana Margarita Duarte, MD

Director, Division of Dermatology
Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, FL

Timothy Duer, PT, CSCS, SCS

Center for Sports Medicine
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

Angela L. Duker, MS, CGC

Certified Genetics Counselor
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE

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