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E Stanton Adkins, III, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine

E Stanton Adkins, III, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association

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Kenneth Azarow, MD Program Director, Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital and University of Nebraska Medical Center; Professor, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Kenneth Azarow, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Pediatric Surgical Association

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Harsh Grewal, MD, FACS, FAAP Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; Medical Director, Trauma Program and Attending Surgeon, St Christopher's Hospital for Children

Harsh Grewal, MD, FACS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Association for Surgical Education, Children's Oncology Group, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Southwestern Surgical Congress

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Andre Hebra, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Surgeon-in-Chief, Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital

Andre Hebra, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Children's Oncology Group, Florida Medical Association, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons,South Carolina Medical Association, Southeastern Surgical Congress, and Southern 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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