AFP Editorial Advisory Board
Many people work behind the scenes to ensure AFP remains the premiere resource for family physicians. The physicians listed below have volunteered their time and expertise to AFP. They serve as liaisons to their specialties and the organizations they represent. It is the contributions of these people, in these varied specialties, that help keep AFP up to date on the variety of topics that concern family physicians. We thank them for their ongoing support and input.
Adolescent Medicine
Elizabeth Feldman, MD
Chicago, Ill.
Society for Adolescent Medicine
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Marc Fishman, MD
Baltimore, Md.
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Anesthesiology
Fred Spielman, MD
Chapel Hill, N.C.
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Cardiology
Kim A. Eagle, MD
Ann Arbor, Mich.
American College of Cardiology
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Sidney Smith, MD
Chapel Hill, N.C.
American Heart Association
Clinical Pharmacology
Richard Sloan, MD, RPh
York, Pa.
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Community Medicine
Geoffery R. Swain, MD
Milwaukee, Wis.
American Public Health Association
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH
New York, N.Y.
Dentistry and Oral Surgery
Lawrence H. Meskin, DDS, PhD
Denver, Colo.
American Dental Association
Dermatology
Amor Khachemoune, MD
New York, N.Y.
American Academy of Dermatology
and
Robert A. Schwartz, MD
Newark, N.J.
American Society of Dermatopathology
Diabetes
Philip Levy, MD
Phoenix, Ariz.
American Diabetes Association
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Glenn Braunstein, MD
Los Angeles, Calif.
The Endocrine Society
Gastroenterology
Stephen J. Bickston, MD
Charlottesville, Va.
American Gastroenterological Association
General Internal Medicine
Marilyn Schapira, MD
Milwaukee, Wis.
Society of General Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Richard A. Crass, MD
Jacksonville, Fla.
American College of Surgeons
Genetics
Tina Cowan, PhD
Stanford, Calif.
American Society of Human Genetics
Geriatrics
Mel Daly, MD
Baltimore, Md.
American Geriatrics Society
Hematology
Neil Abramson, MD
Jacksonville, Fla.
American Society of Hematology
Infectious Diseases
David Bamberger, MD
Kansas City, Mo.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Laboratory and Pathology
Jeffrey M. Reynolds, MD
Yakima, Wash.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Legal Issues in Medicine
John Davenport, MD, JD
Irvine, Calif.
Medical Ethics
David J. Doukas, MD
Louisville, Ky.
Society for Health and Human Values
Medical Informatics
Brian S. Alper, MD, MSPH
Columbia, Mo.
American Medical Informatics Association
Neonatology
Thomas Wiswell, MD
Orlando, Fla.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Nephrology
Ronald J. Falk, MD
Chapel Hill, N.C.
American Society of Nephrology
Neurology
Thomas R. Swift, MD
Augusta, Ga.
American Academy of Neurology
and
Robert J. DeLorenzo, MD, PhD, MPH
Richmond, Va.
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Neurosurgery
Warren R. Selman, MD
Cleveland, Ohio
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Nutrition
Darwin D. Deen, Jr, MD, MS
Bronx, N.Y.
American College of Nutrition
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Douglas Laube, MD, MEd
Madison, Wis.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Oncology
Durado Brooks, MD, MPH
Atlanta, Ga.
American Cancer Society
Ophthalmology
Richard L. Abbott, MD
San Francisco, Calif.
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Kelton Burbank, MD
Boston, Mass.
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Osteopathy
E. Lee Rice, DO
San Diego, Calif.
American Osteopathic Association
Otolaryngology
David E. Eibling, MD
Pittsburgh, Pa.
American Academy of Otolaryngology— Head and Neck Surgery
Pediatrics
Linda Grossman, MD
Baltimore, Md.
Society for Behavioral Pediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stephen Noll, MD
Scottsdale, Ariz.
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Jeffrey E. Janis, MD
Dallas, Tex.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Podiatry
Matthew G. Garoufalis, DPM, FACFAS, FACFAOM, CWS
Chicago, Ill.
American Podiatric Medical Association
Practice Management
James R. Chaillet, Jr, MD
Lebanon, Ohio
American College of Physician Executives
Preventive Medicine
Larry L. Dickey, MD, MPH
Sacramento, Calif.
American College of Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
James H. Scully, Jr, MD
Arlington, Va.
American Psychiatric Association
Psychology
Richard L. Holloway, PhD
Milwaukee, Wis.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
and
Margaret Heldring, PhD
Washington, D.C.
American Psychological Association
Pulmonary Medicine
Dick D. Briggs, Jr, MD, Master FCCP
Birmingham, Ala.
American College of Chest Physicians
Radiology
James P. Borgstede, MD
Colorado Springs, Colo.
American College of Radiology
Rheumatology
Richard D. Brasington, Jr, MD
St. Louis, Mo.
Arthritis Foundation
Sports Medicine
Douglas B. McKeag, MD
Indianapolis, Ind.
American College of Sports Medicine
Urology
J. Brantley Thrasher, MD
Kansas City, Kan.
American Urological Association
Elizabeth Feldman, MD
Chicago, Ill.
Society for Adolescent Medicine
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Marc Fishman, MD
Baltimore, Md.
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Anesthesiology
Fred Spielman, MD
Chapel Hill, N.C.
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Cardiology
Kim A. Eagle, MD
Ann Arbor, Mich.
American College of Cardiology
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Sidney Smith, MD
Chapel Hill, N.C.
American Heart Association
Clinical Pharmacology
Richard Sloan, MD, RPh
York, Pa.
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Community Medicine
Geoffery R. Swain, MD
Milwaukee, Wis.
American Public Health Association
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH
New York, N.Y.
Dentistry and Oral Surgery
Lawrence H. Meskin, DDS, PhD
Denver, Colo.
American Dental Association
Dermatology
Amor Khachemoune, MD
New York, N.Y.
American Academy of Dermatology
and
Robert A. Schwartz, MD
Newark, N.J.
American Society of Dermatopathology
Diabetes
Philip Levy, MD
Phoenix, Ariz.
American Diabetes Association
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Glenn Braunstein, MD
Los Angeles, Calif.
The Endocrine Society
Gastroenterology
Stephen J. Bickston, MD
Charlottesville, Va.
American Gastroenterological Association
General Internal Medicine
Marilyn Schapira, MD
Milwaukee, Wis.
Society of General Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Richard A. Crass, MD
Jacksonville, Fla.
American College of Surgeons
Genetics
Tina Cowan, PhD
Stanford, Calif.
American Society of Human Genetics
Geriatrics
Mel Daly, MD
Baltimore, Md.
American Geriatrics Society
Hematology
Neil Abramson, MD
Jacksonville, Fla.
American Society of Hematology
Infectious Diseases
David Bamberger, MD
Kansas City, Mo.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Laboratory and Pathology
Jeffrey M. Reynolds, MD
Yakima, Wash.
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Legal Issues in Medicine
John Davenport, MD, JD
Irvine, Calif.
Medical Ethics
David J. Doukas, MD
Louisville, Ky.
Society for Health and Human Values
Medical Informatics
Brian S. Alper, MD, MSPH
Columbia, Mo.
American Medical Informatics Association
Neonatology
Thomas Wiswell, MD
Orlando, Fla.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Nephrology
Ronald J. Falk, MD
Chapel Hill, N.C.
American Society of Nephrology
Neurology
Thomas R. Swift, MD
Augusta, Ga.
American Academy of Neurology
and
Robert J. DeLorenzo, MD, PhD, MPH
Richmond, Va.
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Neurosurgery
Warren R. Selman, MD
Cleveland, Ohio
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Nutrition
Darwin D. Deen, Jr, MD, MS
Bronx, N.Y.
American College of Nutrition
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Douglas Laube, MD, MEd
Madison, Wis.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Oncology
Durado Brooks, MD, MPH
Atlanta, Ga.
American Cancer Society
Ophthalmology
Richard L. Abbott, MD
San Francisco, Calif.
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Kelton Burbank, MD
Boston, Mass.
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Osteopathy
E. Lee Rice, DO
San Diego, Calif.
American Osteopathic Association
Otolaryngology
David E. Eibling, MD
Pittsburgh, Pa.
American Academy of Otolaryngology— Head and Neck Surgery
Pediatrics
Linda Grossman, MD
Baltimore, Md.
Society for Behavioral Pediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stephen Noll, MD
Scottsdale, Ariz.
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Jeffrey E. Janis, MD
Dallas, Tex.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Podiatry
Matthew G. Garoufalis, DPM, FACFAS, FACFAOM, CWS
Chicago, Ill.
American Podiatric Medical Association
Practice Management
James R. Chaillet, Jr, MD
Lebanon, Ohio
American College of Physician Executives
Preventive Medicine
Larry L. Dickey, MD, MPH
Sacramento, Calif.
American College of Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
James H. Scully, Jr, MD
Arlington, Va.
American Psychiatric Association
Psychology
Richard L. Holloway, PhD
Milwaukee, Wis.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
and
Margaret Heldring, PhD
Washington, D.C.
American Psychological Association
Pulmonary Medicine
Dick D. Briggs, Jr, MD, Master FCCP
Birmingham, Ala.
American College of Chest Physicians
Radiology
James P. Borgstede, MD
Colorado Springs, Colo.
American College of Radiology
Rheumatology
Richard D. Brasington, Jr, MD
St. Louis, Mo.
Arthritis Foundation
Sports Medicine
Douglas B. McKeag, MD
Indianapolis, Ind.
American College of Sports Medicine
Urology
J. Brantley Thrasher, MD
Kansas City, Kan.
American Urological Association
March 06, 2008









