Necrotizing Sialometaplasia Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: John Svirsky, DDS; Chief Editor: William D James, MD   more...
 
Updated: May 15, 2012
 
 

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John Svirsky, DDS  Director of Oral Pathology Diagnostic Service, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry

John Svirsky, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral Medicine and American Dental Association

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John E Fantasia, DDS  Chief, Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Dermatology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

John E Fantasia, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

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Josephine Wu, DDS  Assistant Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of Dental Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Josephine Wu, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and American Association for Cancer Research

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Specialty Editor Board

Abdul-Ghani Kibbi, MD  Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon

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David F Butler, MD  Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic, Northside Clinic

David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa

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Drore Eisen, MD, DDS  Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Research Associates of Cincinnati

Drore Eisen, MD, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Oral Medicine, and American Dental Association

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Glen H Crawford, MD  Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Dermatology, The Pennsylvania Hospital

Glen H Crawford, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Society of USAF Flight Surgeons

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Chief Editor

William D James, MD  Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, Vice-Chairman, Residency Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and Society for Investigative Dermatology

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