Editorial Advisory Association
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
James V. Felicetta, MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Phoenix, Arizona
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Dennis Amundson, DO, FACP, FCCP, FCCM
Staff Physician, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, California
Associate Professor of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
Galen Barbour, MD, FACP, FACHE
Director, Health Services Administration
Professor, Preventive Medicine & Biometrics
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
Ryland P. Byrd, Jr, MD
Chief, Pulmonary Section
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center
Mountain Home, Tennessee
Professor, James H. Quillen College of Medicine
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee
Col Vincent F. Carr, DO, FACP, USAF, MC (Ret)
Medical Officer
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Washington, DC
Susan G. Cooley, PhD
Chief, Geriatric Research & Development
Chief, Dementia Initiatives
VA Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care
Washington, DC
Ramon L. Cuevas-Trisan, MD
Chief, Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, & Pain Management Service
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center
West Palm Beach, Florida
David J. Cziperle, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois
Nina S. Davis, MD, FACS
Staff Surgeon
Portland VA Medical Center
Associate Professor, Urology & Urogynecology
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
H. Gene Dossett, MD
Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Chief Surgical Consultant
VISN 18
Phoenix, Arizona
Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, MPH, FAPM
Chief, Consultation Psychiatry and Ethics
New Mexico VA Health Care System
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director of Ethics Education
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Samuel B. Ho, MD
Chief, Gastroenterology Section
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Chad Kessler, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Section Chief and Director, Emergency Medicine
Medical Director for Simulation
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine/
Internal Medicine Combined Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Internal and Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
National Advisory Committee for VA Emergency Medicine
Paulette Mehta, MD
Staff Physician & Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Professor, Hematology/Oncology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Joseph M. Murley, MD
Medical Director
Washington County Jail
Hillsboro, Oregon
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
James H. North, MD, FACS
Paragon Surgical Specialists
Concord, North Carolina
Chris Pasero, MS, RN-BC, FAAN
Pain Management Educator & Clinical Consultant
Co-Founder, American Society for Pain Management Nursing
El Dorado Hills, California
Jerome Pierson, PhD
Chief, Regulatory Compliance/Human Subjects
Protection Branch
Division of Clinical Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
John C. Voris, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
Professor, College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Marc Wooten, MD, FACPE, FACP, FACR
Staff Physician
VA Northern Indiana Health Care System
Fort Wayne, Indiana
LTC(P) Stanley Zagorski Jr, MD
Chief, General Surgery Service
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
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