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Amy Brown, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, New York Medical College; Attending Physician in Pediatric Pulmonology, Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP)

Amy Brown, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Thoracic Society

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Katherine Harwood, MS New York Medical College

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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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Girish D Sharma, MD, FCCP, FAAP Professor of Pediatrics, Rush Medical College; Director, Section of Pediatric Pulmonology and Rush Cystic Fibrosis Center, Rush Children's Hospital, Rush University Medical Center

Girish D Sharma, MD, FCCP, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

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Terry W Chin, MD, PhD Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine; Associate Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Attending Staff Physician, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy, and Immunology, Memorial Miller Children's Hospital

Terry W Chin, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Association of Immunologists, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American College of Chest Physicians, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Thoracic Society, California Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, California Thoracic Society, Clinical Immunology Society, Los Angeles Pediatric Society, Western Society for Pediatric Research

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Jen Jen Chen, MD Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Miller Children’s Hospital, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Jen Jen Chen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics

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Sheena Maharaj, MD Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Miller Children’s Hospital, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Sheena Maharaj, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Thoracic Society

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Heidi Connolly, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Director, Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services, Strong Sleep Disorders Center

Heidi Connolly, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Thoracic Society, and Society of Critical Care Medicine

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David Gozal, MD Vice-Chairman of Research and Director, Kosair Children's Hospital Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Center, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine

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Mariam M Ischander, MD Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonology, Miller Children's Hospital, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

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John Moua, MD Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonology, Miller Children's Hospital, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

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Cyrus M Shahriary, MD Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonology, Miller Children's Hospital, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

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