FP Essentials Staff

Editorial 

Editor-in-Chief
Sumi M. Sexton, MD, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Associate Medical Editors
Ryan D. Kauffman, MD, FAAFP, CCFP,  Erie Shores Family Health, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
Michelle Nelson, MD, FAAFP, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Mich.
Karl T. Rew, MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kate Rowland, MD, MS, FAAFP, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill.

Editorial Board Members
S. Lindsey Clarke, MD, FAAFP, Medical University of South Carolina, Greenwood, S.C.
Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP, FACG, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Robert C. Langan, MD, FAAFP, St. Luke’s Family Medicine Residency Program-Sacred Heart, Allentown, Pa.
Brian Z. Rayala, MD, FAAFP, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Medical Editor for Continuing Medical Education
Aaron Saguil, MD, MPH, FAAFP, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla.

Medical Editor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Karen M. Isaacs, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Prisma Health Family Medicine Residency Program, Greer, S.C. 

Editorial Director
Leigh Ann Backer

Managing Editor, Digital Channels
Matthew Neff

Senior Editors
Monica Preboth
Amber Randel
Genevieve W. Ressel

Senior Associate Editors
Laurie Costlow
Andrea Harden
S. Jane Thomas

Associate Editors
Eli Hoelscher
Elizabeth Kurfman
Jennifer Wilkes

Operations Editor
John Moessner

Editorial Coordinator
Holly Messerschmidt

Editorial Assistant
Bailey Simerl

Production Editor, Digital Channels
Evan Palmer

Art Coordinator 
David Klemm

Disclosure: Associate 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, FP Essentials, have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
R. Shawn Martin

Chief Medical Officer
Margot L. Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Vice President of Journal Media
Darren Sextro

Executive Assistant
Marilyn Harvey

Advertising Sales

Ad Services and Sales Support Specialist
Stefanie Valenzano

Subscriptions

Circulation Manager 
Susi Cordill

Senior Circulation Strategist
Erika Perkins

Ciculation Specialist
Frances Spitsnogle

Production and Design

Production Director 
Bret A. Taylor

Production Design Manager 
Stacey Herrmann

Senior Production Designers
Bryan Colley
Randy Knittel