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Adnan Said, MD, MSPH Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health at Madison; Consulting Staff, Department of Medicine, William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

Adnan Said, MD, MSPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society of Transplantation

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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BS Anand, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine

BS Anand, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Mark Reichelderfer, MD

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Andrew Taylor, MD Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics

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Jennifer T Wells, MD Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison

Jennifer T Wells, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association and Phi Beta Kappa

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