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Maurie Markman, MD, MS President, Medicine and Science, Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Maurie Markman, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio, American Association for Cancer Research, American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, Clinical Immunology Society, Gynecologic Oncology Group, Harris County Medical Society, International Gynecologic Cancer Society, International Society for Regional Cancer Therapy, New York State Society for Internal Medicine, Ohio State Medical Association, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, Society for Integrative Oncology, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, SWOG, Texas Medical Association

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Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Eric T Rush, MD, FAAP, FACMG Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Geneticist, Children's Mercy Hospital of Kansas City

Eric T Rush, MD, FAAP, FACMG is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American College of Physicians, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

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Karl S Roth, MD Retired Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine

Karl S Roth, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nutrition, American Pediatric Society, American Society for Nutrition, American Society of Nephrology, Association of American Medical Colleges, Medical Society of Virginia, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Society for Pediatric Research, Southern Society for Pediatric Research

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