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Editorial Board of Advisors
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50

Simeon Margolis, M.D., PhD
Professor of Medicine & Biological Chemistry

Martin D. Abeloff, M.D.
Professor of Oncology
Director, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michele F. Bellantoni, M.D.
Associate Professor, Medicine
Medical Director, Long Term Care, Johns Hopkins Bayview Care Center

H. Ballentine Carter , M.D.
Professor & Director
Adult Urology

Barbara de Lateur, M.D.
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

John A. Flynn, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Division of General Internal Medicine

H. Franklin Herlong, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division

Bruce Perler, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Director, Division of Vascular Surgery

Peter Rabins, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry
Director, Division of Geriatrics & Neuropsychiatry

Andrew P. Schachat, M.D.
Professor, Ophthalmology
Director, Retinal Vascular Center

Edward E. Wallach, M.D.
Professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics

James Weiss, M.D.
Associate Dean, Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Medical Consultants

Arthritis:

John A. Flynn, M.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology

Timothy Johnson, M.D.
Orthopedics

Back Pain and Osteoporosis:

John P. Kostiuk, M.D.
Chief, Spine Division of Orthopedic Surgery

Suzann M. Jan de Beur, M.D.
Director of Endocrinology

Coronary Heart Disease:

Gary Gerstenblith, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine & Biological Chemistry

Depression and Anxiety:

Karen L. Swartz, M.D.
Director, Affective Disorders Consultation Clinic

Diabetes:

Christopher D. Saudek, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine

Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine & Biological Chemistry

Digestive Disorders:

Sergey V. Kantsevoy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Heart Attack Prevention:

Roger S. Blumenthal, M.C.
Director, Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center

Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine & Biological Chemistry

Hypertension and Stroke:

Lawrence Appel, M.D.
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health

Rafael H. Llinas, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Lung Disorders:

Peter B. Terry, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Memory:

Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H.
Codirector, Division of Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry

Nutrition and Weight Control for Longevity:

Lora Brown Wilder, Sc.D., M.S., R.D.
Assistant Professor

Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D.
Director, Johns Hopkins W eight Management Center

Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine & Biological Chemistry

Prostate Disorders:

H. Ballentine Carter, M.D.
Professor, Department of Urology and Oncology

Vision:

Andrew P. Schachat, M.D.
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Harry A. Quigley, M.D.
Director, Glaucoma Service and the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Oliver D. Schein, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute

Medical Editors
The Johns Hopkins Bulletins

The Johns Hopkins Arthritis Bulletin
Joan M. Bathon, M.D., Medical Editor

Joan M. Bathon, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology at Johns Hopkins University, is also Director of the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center. The author and co-author of scores of peer-reviewed medical studies, Dr. Bathon is a leading expert on arthritis, and a nationally respected rheumatologist. Her research is focused on the mechanisms of inflammation and joint destruction. Dr. Bathon regularly reviews manuscripts submitted to the Journal of the American Medical Association, Arthritis and Rheumatism, The Journal of Clinical Investigation, and The Journal of Immunology.

The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin
Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D., Medical Editor

An Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Blumenthal is the Director of The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease. His principal clinical and research interests involve the optimal management of ischemic heart disease, the effects of hormone replacement therapy on coronary heart disease risk, noninvasive detection of coronary atherosclerosis, and the development of new strategies to optimize the management of cardiovascular disease risk factors. Dr. Blumenthal is an official national spokesperson for the American Heart Association (AHA). He has written numerous articles and editorials dealing with many aspects of coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis management.

The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin
Peter V. Rabins, M.D., Medical Editor

Dr. Rabins has spent his career studying psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Dr. Rabins is co-director of the Division of Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as well as a professor of psychiatry with a joint appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine and School of Hygiene and Public Health. His current research includes the development of scales to measure impairment in people with severe dementia and the study of visual hallucinations in a variety of psychiatric and neurological conditions. Along with Nancy L Mace, he is the co-author of The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer’s Disease (Warner Books, 2001).

The Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin
Jacek L. Mostwin, M.D., D. Phil. (Oxon), Medical Editor

Dr. Mostwin, a urological surgeon at Johns Hopkins, maintains a busy medical practice focusing on prostate cancer. He has performed more than 2,300 radical prostatectomies over the years. Among his major research interests are urinary continence issues and bladder function. Most of Dr. Mostwin’s scientific publications have dealt with lower urinary tract problems.