Healthwise Medical Review Board

The Medical Review Board is led by Healthwise's Medical Director, Dr. Steven L. Schneider, who is a board-certified Family Practice physician. Healthwise has five Associate Medical Directors, who are all board-certified: Dr. Henry S. Elzinga, Internal Medicine; Dr. Terry Golden, Family Practice; Dr. William M. Green, Family Practice and Emergency Medicine; Dr. Joy Melnikow, Family Practice; Dr. Patrice Burgess, Family Practice; Dr. Adam C. Husney, Family Practice; and Dr. Michael J. Sexton, Pediatrics. Together, these eight physicians conduct initial and final reviews of all Knowledgebase topics and are involved in the updating of all Healthwise publications and products.

Other members of the Medical Review Board review Knowledgebase topics from the specialist's point of view based on current clinical practice. All members are board-certified in their specialty area. Many of them have academic appointments at the nation's leading schools of medicine, are actively involved in research, and are published in peer-reviewed journals and medical textbooks. Most important, they share the Healthwise commitment to empowering patients with reliable health information and building strong patient-provider relationships. The following physicians and health professionals have been selected for the Medical Review Board:

ADDICTION MEDICINE

Enoch Gordis, M.D., Addiction Medicine
Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Harold S. Nelson, M.D., Allergies and Immunology
Senior Staff Physician, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver
Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado
Chairman, Pulmonary Disease Advisory Panel

ANESTHESIOLOGY, PAIN MANAGEMENT

Daniel B. Carr, M.D., Anesthesiology, Pain Management
Saltonstall Professor of Pain Research, Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine,
New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

CARDIOLOGY

Robert A. Kloner, M.D., Ph.D. Cardiology
Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles;
Director of Research, The Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital

Larry A. Latson, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology & Critical Care
Medical Director, Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases,
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland

Neil J. Stone, M.D., FACC, FACP, Cardiology
Attending Staff, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago

Laurence M. Epstein, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cardiovascular Division,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Executive Director, College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA

DENTISTRY

Arden G. Christen, D.D.S., Dentistry
Professor and Director of Preventive/Community Dentistry,
Department of Oral Biology, Indiana University
School of Dentistry, Indianapolis

DERMATOLOGY

Randall D. Burr, M.D., Dermatology
Ada West Dermatology, Boise
Associate Faculty, University of Washington Medical School;
Consultant, VA Medical Center and Family Practice Residency Program, Boise

DIET AND NUTRITION

Ruth Schneider, R.D., MPH, Dietitian
Private Practice, Boise
Adjunct Instructor, Boise State University

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

H. Michael O'Connor, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Chairman and Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Queen's University, Ontario, Canada

William M. Green, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Healthwise, Inc.
Medical Director, Sexual Assault Forensic
Evaluation Team and Clinical Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine,
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of California, Davis, Medical Center

Lawrence J. Satkowiak, M.D., Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Director, Pediatric Emergency Services,
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics,
Univ. of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas

ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Cynthia Clinkingbeard, M.D., Endocrinology and Metabolism
Medical Director, Humphreys Diabetes Ctr., Boise
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of Washington School of Medicine

Alan C. Dalkin, M.D., Endocrinology and Metabolism
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism,
University of Virginia Health Sciences, Charlottesville

Lois Jovanovic, M.D., Endocrinology and Metabolism
Director, Sansum Medical Research Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California, Santa Barbara

Stephen H. LaFranchi, M.D., Endocrinology and Metabolism
Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Training
Program Head, Pediatric Endocrinology Division,
Associate Chair for Education Professor,
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

FAMILY PRACTICE

Patrice Burgess, M.D., Family Practice
Associate Medical Director, Healthwise, Incorporated
Faculty at Family Practice Residency of Idaho, Boise, Idaho

Commander Terry Golden, D.O., Family Practice
Associate Medical Director, Healthwise, Incorporated
Chief, Wellness Program, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington D.C

Adam C. Husney, M.D., Family Practice
Associate Medical Director, Healthwise, Incorporated P
rimary Health, Incorporated, Urgent Care Center, Boise, Idaho

Joy Melnikow, M.D., M.P.H., Family Practice
Associate Medical Director, Healthwise, Incorporated
Associate Professor, Dept. of Family Practice,
University of California Davis, Sacramento

Steven L. Schneider, M.D., Family Practice
Chief Medical Officer, Healthwise, Inc.
Primary Health Wellness Center, Boise

David S. Smith, M.D., Family Practice
Assistant Professor, Family/Community Medicine,
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee;
Director, Family Practice Residency Program,
St. Michael Hospital; Medical Director,
Down Syndrome Clinic of Wisconsin

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Paul E. Hyman, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterology
Director, Pediatric Gastrointestinal Motility Center,
Children's Hospital of Orange County, California

Peter J. Kahrilas, M.D., Gastroenterology
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Dept. of Medicine
Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago

W. Thomas London, M.D., Hepatology
Senior Member, Division of Population Science and Director,
Liver Cancer Prevention Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center;
Senior Member and Adjunct Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia

GENETICS

John B. Moeschler, M.D., Pediatrics and Medical Genetics
Director, Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics,
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

GERONTOLOGY

Carla J. Herman, M.D., Gerontology
Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief,
Division of Gerontology & Member of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

HEMATOLOGY

Christopher T. Coughlin, M.D., Hematology/Oncology, Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncologist, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, M.D., Hematology
McMaster University, Professor,
Department of Medicine, Ontario, Canada

Joseph F. O`Donnell, M.D., Hematology/Oncology
Chief, Oncology Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
White River Junction, VT
Senior Advising Dean and Director of Community Programs,
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

M. Blake Caldwell, M.D., Infectious Disease
Medical Director, Office of Managed Care,
Office of Program Planning & Evaluation,
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta
(coordinates review of infectious disease topics)

Peter Shalit, M.D., Ph.D., Internal Medicine (HIV/AIDS)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington
Attending Physician, AIDS Clinic, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle

Marvin Turck, M.D., Infectious Disease
Professor of Medicine, Univ. of Washington,
Seattle Chief Editor, The Journal of Infectious Diseases

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Henry S. Elzinga, M.D., Internal Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Healthwise, Inc.
Idaho Physician Associates, Boise

NEONATOLOGY

Stewart Lawrence, M.D., Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Mountain States Neonatology Associates
Neonatal High-Risk Development Clinic and
Director of Neonatal Hearing Screening Program,
St. Luke`s Regional Medical Center, Boise

NEUROLOGY

David N. Alexander, M.D., Neurology
Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Service,
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology,
UCLA School of Medicine

Seymour Diamond, M.D., Headaches
Director, Diamond Headache Clinic, Chicago
Director, Inpatient Headache Unit,
Columbus Hospital, Chicago
Adjunct Professor, Chicago Medical School
Editor-in-chief, Headache Quarterly

Tracy A. Glauser, M.D., Pediatric Neurology
Director, Children's Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology,
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Barrie J. Hurwitz, M.D., Neurology
Associate Professor, Division of Neurology,
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Peter J. Whitehouse,, M.D., Ph.D., Neurology
Director, Integrative Studies, Case Western Reserve University;
Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Biomedical Ethics, Nursing,
Organizational Behavior, and Psychology; Investigator,
University Alzheimer Center, Cleveland, Ohio

G. Frederick Wooten, Jr., M.D., Neurology
Chairman and Professor, Department of Neurology,
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Ross S. Berkowitz, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology—Oncology
Professor of Gynecology and Director of
Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology,
Brigham & Women`s Hospital; Professor of Gynecology,
Harvard Medical School, Boston

Robert A. Hatcher, M.D., M.P.H., Gynecology, Obstetrics and Family Planning
Director, Family Planning Program
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Kirtly Jones, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology
Associate Professor and Chief,
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology,
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City

George F. Sawaya, M.D., Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Assistant Professor in Residence,
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences,
University of California, San Francisco

Stephen D. Smith, M.D., FACOG, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Private Practice, Missoula, Montana

ONCOLOGY

B. J. Kennedy, M.D., MACP, Medical Oncology
Regents` Professor of Medicine, Emeritus and
Masonic Professor of Oncology, Emeritus,
University of Minnesota School of Medicine,
Division of Oncology, Minneapolis

Paul Montgomery, M.D., Hematology/Oncology
Medical Oncologist, Mountain States Tumor Institute, Boise
Co-Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program,
St. Luke`s Regional Medical Center, Boise
Clinical Instructor, University of Washington

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Scott H. Pressman, M.D., Pediatric Ophthalmology
The Eye Associates, Boise
Clinical Instructor, University of Utah

Jill Ann Smith, M.D., Ophthalmology/Glaucoma
Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology,
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston
Newton Wellesley Eye Associates, Newton, MA

ORTHODONTICS

William F Hohlt, D.D.S, Orthodontics
Associate Professor, Orthodontics and
Director of the Predoctoral Orthodontics Program
Indiana University School of Dentistry

ORTHOPEDICS

Michael J. Coughlin, M.D., Orthopedics
Orthopedic Surgeon, Boise
Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab.,
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland

Freddie H. Fu, M.D., Orthopedics
David Silver Professor and Chairman,
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery,
University of Pittsburgh

Robert B. Keller, M.D., Orthopedics
Executive Director, Maine Medical Assessment
Foundation, Manchester;
Professor of Community and Family Medicine and Surgery,
Dartmouth Medical School
Associate Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery,
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Frederick A. Matsen III, M.D., Orthopedics
Assistant Professor and Chairman,
Dept. of Orthopedics and Adjunct Professor,
Center of Bioengineering,
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle

Thomas S. Renshaw, M.D., Pediatric Otolaryngology
Professor and Chairman,
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery,
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Charles M. Myer III, M.D., Pediatric Otolaryngology
Professor, Dept. of Pediatric Otolaryngology,
Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati;
Professor, Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine,
Dept. of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Ira Byock, M.D., Palliative Medicine
Director, The Palliative Care Service, Missoula, Montana

PEDIATRICS

Stephen A. Chartrand, M.D., Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics,
Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska

William I. Cohen, M.D., Pediatrics/Child Development and Behavior
Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician and Director,
Down Syndrome Center,
Children`s Hospital of Pittsburgh;
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Thomas L. Cornwall, M.D., Pediatrics
Primary Health Pediatrics, Boise
Clinical Instructor, University of Washington

Larry A. Latson, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology and Critical Care
Pediatric Cardiology Medical Director,
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases,
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Michael J. Sexton, M.D., Pediatrics
Associate Medical Director, Healthwise, Inc.
Director of Pediatric Education,
Family Practice Residency Program, Boise
Associate Clinical Professor, Family Medicine,
University of Washington, Seattle

PODIATRY AND PODIATRIC SURGERY

Barry Scurran, D.P.M., Podiatry and Podiatric Surgery
Chief, Medical Staff Education and Clinical
Information Services, The Permanente Medical Group,
Hayward, CA

PSYCHIATRY

W. Stewart Agras, M.D., FRCPC, Psychiatry (Eating Disorders)
Professor and Associate Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry,
Stanford University School of Medicine

Steven A. Foreman, M.D., Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor,
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute,
University of California, San Francisco

John R. Hughes, M.D., Addiction Psychiatry
Professor, Depts. of Psychiatry, Psychology and Family Practice,
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington

Douglas G. Jacobs, M.D., Psychiatry
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, National Mental Illness Screening Project, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Sidney Zisook, M.D., Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California

PULMONOLOGY

Susanna A. McColley, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonology
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center,
Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
The Children's Memorial Medical Center, Chicago

R. Steven Tharrat, M.D., FACP, FCCP, Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine; Chief of Clinical Pharmacology
and Medical Toxicology, Division of
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Dept.,
Univ. of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento

Ken Y. Yoneda, M.D., Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine
Assistant Professor in Residence,
Dept. of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
Dept. of Internal Medicine
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento

RADIOLOGY

Paul D. Traughber, M.D., Interventional Radiolgy
Staff Radiolgist at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho

RHEUMATOLOGY

Stanford M. Shoor, M.D., Rheumatology
Internist and Chief of Professional Education,
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Santa Clara, CA
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Immunology),
Stanford University

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Paul J. Rosch, M.D., Stress Management, Cardiovascular Disease
President, The American Institute of Stress,
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry
New York Medical College, New York

SURGERY

Brent T. Shoji, M.D., General Surgery
Brigham & Women's Hospital, BostonInstructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Chief of General Surgery, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

Brad W. Warner, M.D., Pediatric Surgery/Critical Care
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Surgery,
Co-Director, Extracorporeal Life Support Service, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

UROLOGY

Christopher E. Kelly, M.D., Urology/Female Urology
Assistant Professor of Urology,
New York University School of Medicine, New York

Andrew R. McCullough, M.D., FACS, Urology
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology and
Director of Male Sexual Health & Fertility,
New York University School of Medicine

J. Curtis Nickel, M.D., FRCSC, Urology
Professor, Department of Urology, Queen's University,
Staff Urologist, Department of Urology, Kingston General and Hotel Dieu Hospitals,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Avery L. Seifert, M.D., Urology
Private Practice, Boise, ID
Clinical Instructor, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle

VASCULAR SURGERY

Frederick F. Bartlett, M.D., Vascular Surgery
Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Chief, General/Vascular Surgery,
Mt. Auburn-Based Health Centers and Harvard Community Health Plan, Massachusetts

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Last updated November 5, 2001