Faculty Experts – Animated Patient®
The Animated Patient® learning resources are evidence-based guides that have been developed with input from expert physicians to provide highly visual formats of learning for patients, to enhance their understanding on a variety of medical conditions and related topics.
Alzheimer's Disease:
Richard S. Isaacson, MD
Director, Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic
Associate Professor of Neurology
Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, New York
AML:
Sandra E. Kurtin, PhD, ANP-C, AOCN
Hematology/Oncology Nurse Practitioner
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Dale Schaar, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
David P. Steensma, MD, FACP
Edward P. Evans Chair of MDS Research
Institute Physician, Department of Medical Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Edward Anders Kolb, MD
Director, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Department of Pediatrics
Nemours Children’s Hospital
Wilmington, Delaware
USA
Asthma:
Coming soon!
Breast Cancer:
Roisin Connolly, MD
Medical Oncologist
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Program
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
Marshalee George, PhD, MSN, MSPH, CRNP, AOCNP
Faculty, Research Associate, Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Surgery: Division of Surgical Oncology
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC):
Johns Hopkins Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities
Johns Hopkins Breast Center
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center &
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Colonoscopy:
Juan F. Echavarria, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Gastroenterology
Chair, Clinical Competency Committee
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Andres Gelrud, MD, MMSc
Gastro Health, Miami
Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
Neil Sengupta, MD
Assistant Professor, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Director of Quality Improvement, Gastroenterology Section
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Constipation:
Jeanetta W. Frye, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, UVA GI Motility
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia
Satish S.C. Rao, MD, PhD, FRCP
J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology
Professor of Medicine and Director, Neurogastroenterology/Motility
Director, Digestive Health Clinical Research Center
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia
COPD:
Sandra G. Adams, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, Texas
Antonio R. Anzueto, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, Texas
Depression:
Jeffrey L. Anker, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Center for Advanced Psychiatry
Buffalo, New York
Dori R. Marshall, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Center for Advanced Psychiatry
Buffalo, New York
Diabetes:
Priya Manjoo, MD, FRCPC (Medical Editor)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Endocrinology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Lubna Mirza, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Norman Regional Hospital
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tan Pham, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Norman Regional Hospital
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Esophageal Cancer:
Dr. Anthony M. Gamboa III, MD
Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dr. Sri Komanduri, MD, MS, FASGE, AGAF
Assoc. Chief, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Director of Interventional Endoscopy
Northwestern University
Dr. John C. Lipham, MD
Chief, Division of Upper GI and General Surgery
Director, Hoag-USC Foregut Cancer Program
University of Southern California
Dr. A. Craig Lockhart, MD, MHS
Chief, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Assoc. Director for Clinical Science
Medical University of South Carolina
IBD:
Coming soon!
Irritable Bowel Syndrome:
Shanti L. Eswaran, MD
Clinical Professor, Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jordan M. Shapiro, MD, MS
Gastroenterologist
Gastro Health and Nutrition
Houston, Texas
Liver Cancer:
Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA
Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell College at Cornell University
Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin
New York, New York
USA
Amit Singal, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Willis C Maddrey, MD Distinguished Chair in Liver Disease
Chief of Hepatology
Medical Director, Liver Tumor Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
USA
Lung Cancer:
Abbie Begnaud, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
University of Minnesota Health Lung Cancer Screening Program
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Shanda Blackmon, MD, MPH
General Surgeon and Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Associate Professor
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Arkadiusz (Arek) Dudek, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Hematology/Oncology
College of Medicine
Medical Director, Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office
University of Illinois at Chicago
Naomi Fujioka, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Department of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD
Medical Oncologist
Director, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology
Scientific Director, Belfer Institute for Applied Cancer Science
Senior Physician
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Janine C.K. Harewood, MD
Medical Oncologist
Lee Physician Group
Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Lacey Running Hawk, MD
Standing Rock Lakota
Family Physician
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Crosby, Minnesota, USA
Shirley Kern, APRN, CNS, AOCN
Cancer / Oncology Nurse
North Memorial Health Hospital
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Robert Winn, MD
Director, VCU Massey Cancer Center
Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation, VCU School of Medicine
Professor, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Alba Baglietto, RN, BSN
Enfermera de Enlace de Oncología, Memorial Cancer Institute
Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Gelenis C. Domingo, MD
Hematología/ Oncología
Memorial Cancer Institute, Memorial Health Care System
Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
Narjust Duma, MD
Profesor Adjunto, Oncología Médica
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Julian R. Molina, MD, PhD
Profesor, Oncología Médica
Clínica Mayo
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FCCP
Director Científico y Director Médico
Memorial Cancer Institute, Memorial Health Care System
Profesor de Medicina
Escuela de Medicina Herbert Wherteim
Florida International University
Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
MDS:
Rafael Bejar, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Director, MDS Center of Excellence
University of California San Diego
Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California
Alan F. List, MD
President and CEO, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Frank and Carol Morsani Endowed Chair
Tampa, Florida
Stephen D. Nimer, MD
Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Casey L. O’Connell, MD
Associate Professor, Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology
University of Southern California
Director, Gehr Cures Myeloid Malignancy Program
Los Angeles, California
David A. Sallman, MD
Assistant Member, Department of Malignant Hematology
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida
Dale Schaar, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Dr Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD
Profesor, Departamento de Leucemia
División de Medicina del Cáncer
Jefe, Sección de Síndromes Mielodisplásicos
Universidad de Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Dr Guillermo Montalban-Bravo, MD
Profesor Assistente, Departamento de Leucemia
División de Medicina del Cáncer
Universidad de Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Melanoma:
Rekha Chaudhary, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology
Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Laura Ferris, MD, PhD
Professor and Director of Dermatology Clinical Trials
Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD
Deputy Director
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
USA
Dra. Lilia Correa-Selm, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Profesora Asistente, Departamento de Dermatología y Cirugía Cutánea
Escuela de Medicina Morsani, Universidad del Sur de la Florida
Profesora Asistente, Departamento de Ciencias Oncológicas
Grupo Interdisciplinario de Oncología Cutánea en Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida
Multiple Sclerosis:
Fred D. Lublin, MD, FAAN, FANA
Saunders Family Professor of Neurology
Director, The Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Aaron E. Miller, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medical Director, The Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis
New York, New York
Lilyana Amezcua, MD, MS
Profesora Asistente de Neurologia
Directora del Programa de Especialidad en Esclerosis Múltiple
Cuidado Comprensivo & Grupo de Investigación de Esclerosis Múltiple
USC, Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Erica Rivas-Rodriguez, MD
Instructor Clínico de Neurología
Cuidado Comprensivo & Gurpo de Investigación de Esclerosis Múltiple
USC, Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Osteoporosis:
Nancy E. Lane, MD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology
Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Health
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California
Risa Kagan, MD, FACOG, CCD, NCMP
Clinical Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of California San Francisco
Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation
Berkeley, California
David B. Karpf, MD
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism
Stanford University School of Medicine
Attending, Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
Stanford, California
Ovarian Cancer:
Jayanthi Lea, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Nita K. Lee, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Director, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Community Outreach and Engagement
Chicago, Illinois
Scott D. Richard, MD
Gynecologic Oncologist
Medical and Scientific Advisory Board, NOCC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sarah Taylor, MD
Assistant Professor of Gynecologic Oncology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Enrique Hernández, MD, FACOG, FACS
Profesor y Jefe
Departamento de Obstetricia, Ginecología y Ciencias Reproductivas
Escuela de Medicina Lewis Katz de la Universidad de Temple
Filadelfia, Pensilvania
Isabel M. Lazo, MD
Asistente Profesora de Clínica en el Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecologia
Centro Médico de Olive View-UCLA
Sylmar, California
Oxygen Therapy:
Karen Deitemeyer
Patient Reviewer
Melbourne, Florida
Michael W. Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT
Senior Director of Public Outreach and Education
COPD Foundation
Susan S. Jacobs, RN, MS, FAAN
Research Nurse Manager
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
School of Medicine, Stanford University
Stanford, California
Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design
Associate Vice Chancellor for Population Health Sciences
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Jean Rommes
Patient Reviewer
Des Moines, Iowa
Pancreas Animado:
Carlos Fernández-del Castillo, MD
Director, Pancreas and Biliary Surgery Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Andres Gelrud, MD, MMSc
Gastro Health, Miami
Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South
Miami, Florida
Pancreatic Cancer and Diseases:
Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pancreas Care Center
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Carlos Fernández-del Castillo, MD
Director, Pancreas and Biliary Surgery Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, The Pancreas Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Timothy B. Gardner, MD
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Director, Pancreatic Disorders
Section of Gastroenterology
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Andres Gelrud, MD, MMSc
Gastro Health, Miami
Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
Andrew H. Ko, MD
Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Gastrointestinal Oncology Program
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Mark E. Lowe, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
St. Louis, Missouri
Jeannine B. Mills, MS, RD, CSO, LD
Oncology Nutrition and Clinical Dietitian
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Jaimie D. Nathan, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Surgical Director, Kidney and Intestinal Transplant Programs
Surgical Director, Pancreas Care Center
Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Eileen M. O'Reilly, MD
Associate Director
David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer
Attending Physician, Member
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York
Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director of Endoscopy
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Charles M. Vollmer, Jr, MD
Director, Pancreatic Surgery
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parkinson's Disease:
Michael Pourfar, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology
NYU Langone
New York, NY
Ritesh A. Ramdhani, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
NYU Langone
New York, NY
Dra. Mari Tere Garcia, MD
Neuróloga
Universidad de Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Henry Moore, MD
Profesor Assistente de Neurología Clínica
División de Enfermedad de Parkinson y Trastornos del Movimiento
Universidad de Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Prostate Cancer:
Jean Bonhomme, MD, MPH
Co-Founder, National Black Men’s Health Network
Atlanta, Georgia
Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD
Urologist
Co-Director of The PUR Clinic (Personalized Urology & Robotics)
South Lake Hospital, Orlando Health
Clermont, Florida
USA
Sarcoma:
Raphael Pollock, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Director, Division of Surgical Oncology
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
VTE:
Victor J. Test, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
