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Robert K Minkes, MD, PhD, MS Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, Founding Faculty, Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine

Robert K Minkes, MD, PhD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phi Beta Kappa

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Stephen M Megison, MD Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Medical Director, Trauma Service, Children's Medical Center, Dallas

Stephen M Megison, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Trauma Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine

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Li Ern Chen, MD Medical Director of Surgical Services, Baylor Health Care System; Director of Surgical Outcomes Research, Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center

Li Ern Chen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association

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Mark V Mazziotti, MD, MEd Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

Mark V Mazziotti, MD, MEd is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phi Beta Kappa

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Eugene S Kim, MD, FACS, FAAP Director, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Eugene S Kim, MD, FACS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Cancer Research, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Children's Oncology Group, Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, Texas Medical Association

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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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Deborah F Billmire, MD Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center

Deborah F Billmire, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Society of Critical Care Medicine

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Eugene S Kim, MD, FACS, FAAP Director, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Eugene S Kim, MD, FACS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Cancer Research, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Children's Oncology Group, Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, Texas Medical Association

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Robert Kelly, MD

Robert Kelly, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Society of Abdominal Surgeons, Medical Society of Virginia, Norfolk Academy of Medicine, Southern Medical Association

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Robert S Bloss, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Houston Pediatric Surgeons

Robert S Bloss, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Southwestern Surgical Congress, and Texas Pediatric Society

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