The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine

Edited by Ajay K. Singh, Director, Global Prgrams, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Postgraduate Medical Education, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, and Joseph Loscalzo, Hersey professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard Medical School and Chairman of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA

AKS: Director, Global Programs, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Physician, Renal Devision, Director, Postgraduate Medical Education, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. JL: Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard Medical School and Chairman of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Mariam P. Alexander, MD
Department of Pathology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Fellow in Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Edwin P. Alyea III, MD
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Kenneth C. Anderson, MD
Program Director and Chief
Division of Hematologic Neoplasias
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kraft Family Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Joseph H. Antin, MD
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

C. Ryan Antolini, MD
Physician
Denver Arthritis Clinic
Denver, CO

Lindsey R. Baden, MD
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Rebecca M. Baron, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Elisabeth M. Battinelli, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Hasan Bazari, MD
Nephrology Division
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Carolyn B. Becker, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Rafael Bejar, MD, PhD
Hematology Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Rebecca A. Berman, MD
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Bonnie L. Bermas, MD
Rheumatology and Allergy-Immunology Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

James D. Berry, MD
Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Tyler M. Berzin, MD, MS
Gastroenterology Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor, Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

J. Andrew Billings, MD
Palliative Care Service
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Kathryn Britton, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Alphonso Brown, MD
Gastroenterology Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jonathan D. Brown, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor, Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Andrew E. Budson, MD
Department of Neurology
VA Boston Healthcare System
Professor of Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lecturer on Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Craig A. Bunnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

Robert S. Burakoff, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Julie E. Buring, ScD
Department of Population Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Population Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Flavia V. Castelino, MD
Rheumatology Unit
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Mariana C. Castells, MD, PhD
Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Susan Cheng, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Murali Chiravuri, MD, PhD
Electrophysiologist/Cardiologist
Cardiac Specialists
Danbury, CT

Tracey A. Cho, MD
Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Emily Choi DeCroos, MD
Neurologist
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA

Sanjiv Chopra, MD
Gastroenterology Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD
Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Mark A. Creager, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD
Medical Oncologoist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Paul F. Dellaripa, MD
Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Bradley M. Denker, MD
Nephrology Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Robert G. Dluhy, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Benjamin L. Ebert, MD, PhD
Hematology Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Aymen A. Elfiky, MD, MPH
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor, Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Joshua A. Englert, MD
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Research Fellow in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Lawrence J. Epstein, MD
Sleep Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clinical Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Kenneth R. Falchuk, MD
Gastroenterology Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Christopher H. Fanta, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD
Division of Translational Research
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Sonia Friedman, MD
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Rajesh K. Garg, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Wolfram Goessling, MD, PhD
Divsion of Genetics
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Hilary J. Goldberg, MD, MPH
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA

Norton J. Greenberger, MD
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Florencia Halperin, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Robert I. Handin, MD
Hematology Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Michael J. Hassett, MD, MPH
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Simon M. Helfgott, MD
Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Galen V. Henderson, MD
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Li-Li Hsiao, MD, PhD
Renal Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Joshua S. Hundert, MD
Fellow in Nephrology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Brian Hyett, MD
Gastroenterology PA
Portsmouth, NH

Nicolas C. Issa, MD
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor, Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Kunal Jajoo, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Ursula B. Kaiser, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Joel T. Katz, MD
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Leah M. Katz
Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

Matthew Kim, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine
Boston, MA

Yuli Y. Kim, MD
Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Penn Medicine and the Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Douglas B. Kirsch, MD
Sleep Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clinical Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Michael Klompas, MD, MPH
Department of Population Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Population Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Patricia A. Kritek, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division
Associate Medical Director of Critical Care
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Ann S. LaCasce, MD
Hematologic Malignancies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Service
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Michael J. Landzberg, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Children's Hospital Boston
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Meryl S. LeBoff, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

I-Min Lee, MD, MPH, ScD
Division of Preventive Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Eldrin Foster Lewis, MD, MPH
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Leonard S. Lilly, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Kenneth Lim, MB, ChB
Division of Renal Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Fellow in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Julie-Aurore Losman, MD
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

James H. Maguire, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Bradley A. Maron, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Department of Medicine
Boston, MA

Sylvia C.W. McKean, MD
General Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Graham T. McMahon, MB, BCh
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, MD, MPH
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Andrew D. Mihalek, MD
Research Fellow in Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine
Boston, MA

Amy Leigh Miller, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Andrew D. Mihalek, MD
Research Fellow in Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine
Boston, MA


Constantine S. Mitsiades, MD
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Elinor A. Mody, MD
Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Charles A. Morris, MD, MPH
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

David B. Mount, MD
Renal Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Stuart B. Mushlin, MD
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

David M. Nathan, MD
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Hamed Nayeb-Hashemi, MD
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Fellow in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Chiadi E. Ndumele, MD
Cardiology Division
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Joel Neal, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Kim-Son Nguyen, MD

Anju Nohria, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Patrick T. O'Gara, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Oreofe O. Odejide, MD
Clinical Fellow in Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Boston, MA

William K. Oh, MD
Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Maureen M. Okam, MD, MPH
Hematology Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Merri Pendergrass, MD, PhD
Medco Diabetes Therapeutic Resource Center
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Franklin Lakes, NJ

Molly L. Perencevich, MD
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Fellow in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Brijmohan K. Phull, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard University
University Heath Services
Cambridge, MA

Rattna K. Phull, MD
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Gregory Piazza, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clinical Fellow in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Mary L. Pisculli, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor, Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jorge Plutzky, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Mark M. Pomerantz, MD
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Anthony M. Reginato, MD, PhD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI

John J. Reilly, MD
Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Jeremy B. Richards, MD
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Paul G. Richardson, MD
Jerome Lipper Center for Multiple Myeloma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

David H. Roberts, MD
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Christian T. Ruff, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Suzanne E. Salamon, MD
Gerontology Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

John R. Saltzman, MD
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Division
Department of Medicne
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Aditi R. Saxena, MD. MMSc
Instructor in Medicine
Endocrinology Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Adam C. Schaffer, MD
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Peter C. Schalock, MD
Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy Division
Department of Dermatology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Scott L. Schissel, MD
Pulmonary Division
Clinical Instructor in Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine
Boston, MA

Peter H. Schur, MD
Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Julian L. Seifter, MD
Renal Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Lawrence N. Shulman, MD
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Mark J. Simone, MD
Division of Aging
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Karandeep Singh, MD
Renal Division
Clinical Fellow in Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine
Boston, MA

Aneesh B. Singhal, MD, MBBS
Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Arthur J. Sober, MD
Department of Dermatology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Aleksandra C. Stark, MD
VA Boston Healthcare System,
Department of Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Alzheimer's Disease Center
Boston, MA

Theodore I. Steinman, MD
Renal Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Garrick C. Stewart, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Kuyilan Karai Subramanian, MD
Research Fellow
Renal Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Thomas M. Tadros, MD
Division of Cardiology
Boston University Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Usha B. Tedrow, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Lori Wiviott Tishler, MD
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD
Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Subbulaxmi Trikudanathan, MBBS
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Fellow in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

J. Kevin Tucker, MD
Renal Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Alexander Turchin, MD, MS
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Chinweike Ukomadu, MD, PhD
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Anne Marie Valente, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Boston
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Deborah J. Wexler, MD
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Mark E. Williams, MD
Renal Division
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Sigal Yawetz, MD
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Medicne
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Maria A. Yialamas, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor, Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

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