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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
S. Lindsey Clarke, MD, FAAFP, Medical University of South Carolina, Greenwood, S.C.
John E. Delzell, Jr., MD, MSPH, Northeast Georgia Health System, Gainesville, Ga.
Karl T. Rew, MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
Aaron Saguil, MD, MPH, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla.
Anne D. Walling, MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kan.

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.
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
Nicholas LeFevre, MD, MSAM, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
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 Equity and Inclusion
Ebiere Okah, MD, MS, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

Medical Editing Fellow
Omici Uwagbai Colquitt, MD, MPH, Methodist University, Fayetteville, N.C.

Resident Representative
Komal Gangar, MBBS, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Family Medicine Residency Program, Little Rock, Ark.

Student Representative
Sunitha E. Konatham, MPH, fourth-year medical student, Naresh K. Vashisht Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station, Texas

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

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Leigh Ann Backer

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Matthew Neff

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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

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Bailey Simerl

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Evan Palmer

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David Klemm

Disclosure: Dr. S. Lindsey Clarke disclosed stock and bond holdings for ADMA Biologics, Alumis, Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Argenx SE, Ascendis Pharma, BridgeBio Pharma, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, CG Oncology, Cogent Biosciences, Denali Therapeutics, Disc Medicine, Dyne Therapeutics, GeneDx Holdings Corp., Guardant Health, Harrow, Incyte Corp., Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Krystal Biotech, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc., PTC Therapeutics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Royalty Pharma, Shoulder Innovations, Structure Therapeutics, Tempus AI Inc., United Therapeutics, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. All other editors in a position to control content disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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