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Amulya K Saxena, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCS(Glasg) Consultant Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chelsea Children's Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Fdn Trust, Imperial College London, UK

Amulya K Saxena, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCS(Glasg) is a member of the following medical societies: Austrian Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, European Paediatric Surgeons' Association, German Association of Pediatric Surgeons, German Society of Surgery, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society

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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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Harsh Grewal, MD, FACS, FAAP Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; Medical Director, Trauma Program and Attending Surgeon, St Christopher's Hospital for Children

Harsh Grewal, MD, FACS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Association for Surgical Education, Children's Oncology Group, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Southwestern Surgical Congress

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Kurt D Newman, MD 

Kurt D Newman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Society of Surgical Oncology

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