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Klaus-Dieter Lessnau, MD, FCCP Former Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Director of Research in Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital

Klaus-Dieter Lessnau, MD, FCCP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Jesus Lanza, MD Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Raghukumar D Thirumala, MD, MPH Fellow in Pulmonary Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Raghukumar D Thirumala, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Dora E Izaguirre Anariba, MD, MPH Physician, Department of Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Dora E Izaguirre Anariba, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, Colegio Medico de Honduras

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD, FACS Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Vincent Lopez Rowe, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, American Surgical Association, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Society for Vascular Surgery, Society of Black Academic Surgeons, Society of Black Vascular Surgeons, Southern California Vascular Surgical Society, Western Vascular Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Geromanta Baleviciene, MD, Head and Professor, Department of Dermatology, Vilnius University, Medical Faculty, Lithuania

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Richard J Cervin, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Baltic-American Medical and Surgical Clinic, Lithuania

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Max J Coppes, MD, PhD, MBA President, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver

Max J Coppes, MD, PhD, MBA, is a member of the following medical societies: Alberta Medical Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Society for Pediatric Research

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mark A Crowe, MD Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Mark A Crowe, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and North American Clinical Dermatologic Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Dirk M Elston, MD Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center

Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

James L Harper, MD Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Associate Chairman for Education, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine; Director, Continuing Medical Education, Children's Memorial Hospital; Pediatric Director, Nebraska Regional Hemophilia Treatment Center

James L Harper, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Cancer Research, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics, and Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

James F McKinsey, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Site Chief, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center

James F McKinsey, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and Association for Academic Surgery

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Christen M Mowad, MD Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center

Christen M Mowad, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, and Phi Beta Kappa

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Arun Panigrahi, MD Fellow in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University of Chicago, The Pritzker School of Medicine

Arun Panigrahi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

William H Pearce, MD Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Violet and Charles Baldwin Professor of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University School of Medicine

William H Pearce, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, American Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Association of VA Surgeons, Central Surgical Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Vascular Surgery, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of University Surgeons, and Western Surgical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

James Petros, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Program Director, Surgical Residency Program, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine

James Petros, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Massachusetts Medical Society, and Society of Surgical Oncology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Sharada A Sarnaik, MBBS Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Director, Sickle Cell Center, Attending Hematologist/Oncologist, Children's Hospital of Michigan

Sharada A Sarnaik, MBBS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Blood Banks, American Association of University Professors, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, New York Academy of Sciences, and Society for Pediatric Research

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH Professor and Head, Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School

Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, and Sigma Xi

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Norman A Silver, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Norman A Silver is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and Canadian Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Perry A Soriano, MD, FACS Staff Surgical Oncologist, Division of General Surgery, The Everett Clinic

Perry A Soriano, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, Massachusetts Medical Society, Pancreas Club, and Society of Surgical Oncology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Kent Stobart, MD, MSc, FRCPC Department of Pediatrics, Associate Professor, Stollery Children's Hospital

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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

Disclosure: Medscape Reference Salary Employment

Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Lawrence C Wolfe, MD Associate Chief for Hematology and Safety, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Cohen Children's Medical Center

Lawrence C Wolfe, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Blood Banks, American Society of Hematology, Children's Oncology Group, and Eastern Society for Pediatric Research

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge valuable personal communication with Dr Robert I White Jr, medical director of Yale AVM and HHT Center, deemed an HHT Center of Excellence by the HHT Foundation International.

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