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Sumi M. Sexton, MD, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Deputy Editor
Kenny Lin, MD, MPH, Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Lancaster, Pa.

Deputy Editor for Evidence-Based Medicine
Mark H. Ebell, MD, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

Associate Deputy Editor
Caroline Wellbery, MD, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Associate Medical Editors
John E. Delzell, Jr., MD, MSPH, Northeast Georgia Health System, Gainesville, Ga.
Dean A. Seehusen, MD, MPH, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga.
Anne D. Walling, MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kan.
Barry D. Weiss, MD, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

Assistant Medical Editors
Michael Arnold, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
Christopher W. Bunt, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
Corey D. Fogleman, MD, Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Lancaster, Pa.
Aaron Saguil, MD, MPH, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla.
Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd, Tufts University, Boston, Mass.

Contributing Editors
Jacob S. Anderson, DO, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Family Medicine Residency, AFP Podcast
Hector Arreaza, MD, Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency, Bakersfield, Calif., Revista Médica AFP Podcast
Laura Blinkhorn, MD, Mary's Center, Washington, DC
Steven R. Brown, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Family Medicine Residency, AFP Podcast
Sarah Coles, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Family Medicine Residency; AFP Podcast
Michelle Nelson, MD, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Mich.
Natasha J. Pyzocha, DO, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
Kento Sonoda, MD, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.
Lilian White, MD, Empowered Health, Rocky River, Ohio

Medical Editor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Renée Crichlow, MD, Boston University School of Medicine

Medical Editing Fellow
Michael Harding, MD, MPH, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, Oklahoma City, Ok.

Resident Representative
Spencer Dempsey, MD, Gadsden Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program, Alabama

Student Representative
Ashley Lai, second-year medical student, California University of Science and Medicine—School of Medicine, Colton

Editor Emeritus
Jay Siwek, MD, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

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Leigh Ann Backer

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Matthew Neff

Senior Editors
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Laurie Costlow
Andrea Harden
S. Jane Thomas
Jennifer Wilkes

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Eli Hoelscher
Elizabeth Kurfman

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John Moessner

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Holly Messerschmidt

Editorial Assistant
Bailey Simerl

Production Editor, Digital Channels
Evan Palmer

Art Coordinator
David Klemm

Disclosure: Contributing editor Michelle Nelson, MD, disclosed stock ownership in Eli Lilly. This relevant financial relationship was mitigated when she sold her shares in May 2024, before her work as AFP contributing editor began. All other editors in a position to control content for this activity, AFP journal, have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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