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Allergy

Timothy J. Craig, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Ludger Klimek, Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie Wiesbaden, Germany
Ting Fan Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
J. Mullol, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Stephen P. Peters, Wake Forest University, USA
B. Wedi, Hannover Medical School, Germany

Anesthesiology

Albert Dahan, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Michael G. Irwin, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Piotr K. Janicki, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Daniel Talmor, Harvard University, USA

Cardiac Medicine

Dianne L. Atkins, University of Iowa, USA
Alexander Bauer, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Jagdish Butany, University of Toronto, Canada
John A. Elefteriades, Yale University, USA
Michael S. Firstenberg, Ohio State University, USA
Mihai Gheorghiade, Northwestern University, USA
Dieter Horstkotte, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Neal S. Kleiman, Methodist Hospital System, Houston, USA
Grigorios Korosoglou, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Ian H. Law, University of Iowa, USA
Aldo Pietro Maggioni, University of Brescia, Italy
Tasneem Z. Naqvi, University of Southern California, USA
Hisao Ogawa, Kumamoto University, Japan
Frank A. Pigula, Harvard University, USA
Robert Soufer, Yale University, USA
Dierk Thomas, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Murat Ugurlucan, Business Hospital, Turkey
F. Van de Werf, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Clinical Genetics

J. P. Fryns, The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Ruth Gershoni-Baruch, Rambam Medical Center, Israel
Peter Michael Kroisel, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria
André Mégarbané, Université Saint Joseph, Lebanon
Stavit Shalev, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Clinical Neurology

Jean-Marc Burgunder, Universität Bern, Switzerland
Ling Ling Chan, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Jonathan Cole, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Mamede de Carvalho, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Huy M. Do, Stanford University, USA
Jean-Michel Guerit, Centre Hospitalier Interrégional Edith Cavell, Belgium
Ingo W. Husstedt, Universität Münster, Germany
Bahman Jabbari, Yale University, USA
Bruce L. Miller, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Marie-Cécile Nassogne, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Walter Schulz-Schaeffer, University of Göttingen, Germany
Imre Szirmai, Semmelweis University, Hungary
Eugen Trinka, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
Richard A. Wennberg, University of Toronto, Canada

Critical Care

Anish Bhardwaj, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
R. Coimbra, University of California San Diego, USA
Bruno Megarbane, Lariboisière Hospital, France
Daniel Talmor, Harvard University, USA

Dentistry

Carl M. Allen, Ohio State University, USA
Athanasios E. Athanasiou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Indraneel Bhattacharyya, University of Florida, USA
Paul S. Casamassimo, Ohio State University, USA
Rüdiger Emshoff, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
Roland Frankenberger, University of Marburg, Germany
Jukka H. Meurman, University of Helsinki, Finland
George K. B. Sándor, University of Tampere, Finland

Dermatology

R. Hofmann-Wellenhof, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria
Jochen Utikal, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Jeffrey M. Weinberg, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

Emergency Medicine

Marc Afilalo, McGill University, Canada
William J. Brady, University of Virginia Health System, USA
David Brown, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, USA
Mohamud Daya, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Massimo Gallerani, University of Ferrara, Italy
Eddy S. Lang, University of Calgary, Canada
Philippe E.R. Lheureux, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Rade B. Vukmir, Temple University School of Medicine, USA

Endocrinology

Reinhard Bretzel, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Germany
Shern L. Chew, University of London , United Kingdom
Paul Kaplowitz, Children's National Medical Center, USA
Christian Koch, University of Mississippi, USA
Peter Schwarz, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Gabriel Uwaifo, University of Mississippi, USA

Family Medicine

Wil J. H. M. Bosch, Radboud University, The Netherlands
Kelsey Hegarty, University of Melbourne, Australia
Amnon Lahad, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Christos D. Lionis, University of Crete, Greece
Jean W. M. Muris, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Hagen Sandholzer, Universität Leipzig, Germany
P. Shvartzman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Jens Sondergaard, Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
Hakan Yaman, Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Turkey

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Gianfranco D. Alpini, Texas A&M University, USA
Peter Fickert, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Anne M. Larson, Swedish Health Services, USA
Remo Panaccione, University of Calgary, Canada
Warren Schmidt, University of Iowa, USA
Eldon A. Shaffer, University of Calgary, Canada
William B. Silverman, University of Iowa, USA
Hermann E. Wasmuth, Aachen University, Germany
Y. Yamaoka, Texas Medical Center, USA
Eric M. Yoshida, University of British Columbia, Canada

Geriatrics and Gerontology

Robert N. Butler, Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA
Liang Kung Chen, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Peter Crome, Keele University, United Kingdom
Neil J. Nusbaum, University of Massachusetts, USA
Giulio Maria Pasinetti, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA
Mukaila A. Raji, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

Hematology

Louis M. Aledort, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA
T. Barbui, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy
Glenn Bubley, Harvard University, USA
Yao Chang Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Yigal Dror, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Robert Peter Gale, Celgene Corporation, USA
Shaji Kumar, Mayo Clinic, USA
Gilles Z. Lugassy, Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Israel
Selina M. Luger, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Moshe Mittelman, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Petro E. Petrides, Hämatologisch-Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Am Isartor, Germany
Graham F. Pineo, University of Calgary, Canada
Werner Rabitsch, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
Aliza Zeidman, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Immunology

Edgar M. Carvalho, Serviço de ImunologiaHospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos , Brazil
P. J K Kuppen, Leiden University, The Netherlands
T. Ottenhoff, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Nima Rezaei, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Abhay R. Satoskar, The Ohio State University, USA
R. Valenta, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Leslie P. Weiner, University of Southern California, USA

Infectious Diseases

A Badley, Mayo Clinic, USA
Anthony W. Chow, University of British Columbia, Canada
G. E. Griffin, University of London, United Kingdom
Stephen A. Klotz, The University of Arizona, USA
Jacques F. Meis, CWZ - Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, The Netherlands
Malcolm Edward Molyneux, Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust, Malawi
Raymund R. Razonable, Mayo Clinic, USA
Geoffrey D. Taylor, University of Alberta, Canada
Florian Thalhammer, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Internal Medicine

Masahiro Kohzuki, Tohoku University, Japan
Yuji Matsuzawa, Osaka University, Japan
Thomas Quaschning, Universität Freiburg, Germany
R. M. Strieter, University of Virginia, USA
Gerald S. Supinski, University of Kentucky, USA
J. W. M. Van der Meer, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Aris Antsaklis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Thomas J. Kuehl, Scott and White Hospital and Clinic, USA
Terence T. Lao, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
M. Mazor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Raoul Orvieto, Brazilai Medical Center, Israel
Faustino R. Pérez-López, University of ZaragozaUniversity of Zaragoza and Hospital Clínico, Spain
Ron Rabinowitz, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
J. B. Sharma, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Michail Varras, "ELENA VENIZELOU" General State Maternity Hospital, Greece
Chin-Jung Wang, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Gerson Weiss, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA

Oncology

Daniel M. Aebersold, Inselspital - Universitätsspital Bern, Switzerland
Lothar Bergmann, University of Frankfurt, Germany
F. X. Bosch, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Thomas R. Chauncey, University of Washington, USA
Yigal Dror, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Ira R. Horowitz, Emory University, USA
Alan N. Houghton, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Aminah Jatoi, Mayo Clinic, USA
David Khayat, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, France
C. la Vecchia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Valerae O. Lewis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
Gottfried J. Locker, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
Viraj Master, Emory University, USA
Sarkis Meterissian, McGill University, Canada
Robert Pirker, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
Muhammad Wasif Saif, Milstein Hospital, USA
Eiichi Tahara, Hiroshima Cancer Seminar Foundation, Japan
Christian Urban, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria
U. Veronesi, European Institute of Oncology, Italy

Ophthalmology

Thomas Richard Friberg, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Wico W. Lai, Eye Institute, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Robert J. Noecker, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Jacob Pe'er, Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel
Jonathan E. Sears, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA
Carol Lally Shields, Thomas Jefferson University / Wills Eye Institute, USA
Marco A. Zarbin, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA

Orthopedics

Edward V. Craig, Hospital for Special Surgery, USA
Matthew B. Dobbs, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Jonathan P. Garino, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Ismat B. Ghanem, Saint Joseph University , Lebanon
Pavlos Katonis, University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece
Valerae O. Lewis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
Herbert P. von Schroeder, University of Toronto, Canada
Jeffrey C. Wang, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Thomas J. Zgonis, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA

Otolaryngology

Peter J. Catalano, Lahey Clinic, USA
John L. Dornhoffer, University of Arkansas, USA
David W. Eisele, University of California San Francisco, USA
Alfio Ferlito, University of Udine, Italy
Jesus E. Medina, The University of Oklahoma, USA
Gerd J. Ridder, University of Freiburg, Germany
Peter S. Roland, UT South-western Medical Center, USA

Pathology

Rebecca N. Baergen, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA
Jeannette Guarner, Emory University, USA
Samy S. Iskandar, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA
Li Jin, Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom
S. Masood, University of Florida, USA
Jonathan Melamed, New York University, USA
Jahn M. Nesland, University of Oslo, Norway

Pediatrics

Claire M. Brett, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Toshiyuki Fukao, Gifu University, Japan
Luis García-Marcos, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Peter P. Karpawich, Wayne State University, USA
Franklin O. Smith, The University of Cincinnati, USA
Tadanori Tomita, Northwestern University, USA
Frans J. Walther, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Peripheral Vascular Disease

George L. Adams, Duke University, USA
Frank R. Arko, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
Omer Faruk Dogan, Adana Numune Education and Training Hospital, Turkey
Arduino A. Mangoni, Flinders University, Australia
Sanjay Rajagopalan, Ohio State University, USA

Psychiatry

B. Carpiniello, Università degli studi di Cagliari, Italy
S. Hossein Fatemi, University of Minnesota, USA
Mohammad Ghaziuddin, University of Michigan, USA
Linda Gonder-Frederick, University of Virginia , USA
S. Kennedy, University Health Network, Canada
Roger S. McIntyre, University of Toronto, Canada
Tian Po Oei, University of Queensland, Australia

Radiology

Dirk Beyersdorff, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Charité, Germany
Marco Das, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Felix Diekmann, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Michael J. Eble, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
Michael S. Firstenberg, Ohio State University, USA
Marcus Hörmann, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
David C. Howlett, National Health Service, United Kingdom
Simon Ching-Shun Kao, University of Iowa, USA
M. Mack, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
Hans-Joachim Mentzel, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany
Stefan O. R. Pfleiderer, Klinikum Bremerhaven Reinkenheide, Germany
Johny Verschakelen, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
T. Vogl, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Shun Wong, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada

Rehabilitation

A. Curt, University of British Columbia, Canada
Masahiro Kohzuki, Tohoku University, Japan
Hitoshi Okamura, Hiroshima University, Japan
Nam Jong Paik, Seoul National University, Korea
Curtis W. Slipman, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Nicola Smania, Verona University, Italy
Tyng-Guey Wang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Respiratory Medicine

Raed Dweik, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA
Reda E. Girgis, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Christopher H. Goss, University of Washington, USA
A. C. Mehta, Cleveland Clinic, USA
S. A. Sahn, University of South Carolina, USA
G. Simonneau, Université Paris-Sud 11, France
Charlie Strange, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Antoni Torres, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Rheumatology

Kenneth C. Kalunian, University of California, San Diego, USA
A. E. Koch, University of Michigan, USA
Larry W. Moreland, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Surgery

Gaurav Agarwal, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Tanvir Choudhri, Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA
Kent-Man Chu, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
R. Coimbra, University of California San Diego, USA
Elijah Dixon, University of Calgary, Canada
Aaron S. Dumont, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Michael Hünerbein, Helios-kliniken GmbH, Germany
Tobias Keck, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany
John Kortbeek, University of Calgary, Canada
Robert A. Kozol, JFK Medical Center, USA
Maciej S. Lesniak, University of Chicago, USA
Chung Yau Lo, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
J. L. Pasieka, University of Calgary, Canada
Avraham I. Rivkind, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
David W. Roberts, Dartmouth College, USA
T. A. Salerno, University of Miami, USA
Mark E. Shaffrey, University of Virginia, USA
W. Roy Smythe, Texas A&M College of Medicine, USA
Yasuhiko Sugawara, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Rudolf A. Weiner, Center for Minimal-Invasive Surgery, Germany

Toxicology

Yedidia Bentur, Rambam Medical Center, Israel
Paul Dargan, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Timothy Erickson, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Alan H. Hall, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Philippe E.R. Lheureux, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Bruno Megarbane, Lariboisière Hospital, France

Transplantation

K. M. Abu-Elmagd, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Yolanda T. Becker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
K. L. Brayman, University of Virginia, USA
Simin Goral, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Aldo T. Iacono, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
Anne M. Larson, Swedish Health Services, USA

Urology and Nephrology

Dante Amato, Gobierno de México en li'nea, Mexico
N. K. Bissada, University of Arkansas, USA
Nassim Kamar, The University of Toulouse, France
Kevin R. Loughlin, Harvard University, USA
Maxwell V. Meng, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Eugene Minevich, The University of Cincinnati, USA
Jeffrey S. Palmer, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA
Raj S. Pruthi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Ganesh V. Raj, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
Ahmet Tefekli, Istanbul American Hospital, Turkey
Christoph Wanner, Med. Univ.-Klinik Würzburg, Germany
W. Zidek, Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany