Steering Committee

• George T. Griffing, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  Dr. Griffing's clinical interests include endocrinology with an emphasis in diabetes. He serves as Editor-In-Chief of the Medscape Reference Internal Medicine section and has written topics on Acquired partial lipodystrophy and Addison disease.
• Paul G. Schmitz, M.D., F.A.C.P., Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology; Director, Clinical Hypertension, Saint Louis University of School of Medicine
  Dr. Schmitz is a leader in the field of medical education and an accomplished physician scientist. He is widely recognized for his work on omega-3 fatty acids in experimental and clinical renal disease. Dr. Schmitz and his team will be working with Medscape on dietary and nutritional science in health and disease. Dr. Schmitz serves as director of the SLU, Medscape Academic Partnership.
• Mark Varvares, M.D., F.A.C.S., Donald and Marlene Jerome Endowed Chair & Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Saint Louis University
  His present clinical interests include all areas of head and neck surgical oncology, including major ablative and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. Dr. Varvares and his team will contribute their expertise to the clinical procedures section on Medscape Reference.
• John E. Morley, M.B.B, Ch, Chairman, Dammert Professor of Gerontology and Director of the Division of Geriatrics, Saint Louis University of School of Medicine
  Dr. Morley is an internationally recognized expert in male menopause/low testosterone, nutrition, aging and sexuality, and Alzheimer's disease. An endocrinologist as well, Dr. Morley provides expert advice regarding athletes who use steroids and other performance enhancing agents. Dr. Morley and his team will be working with Medscape on a broad range of topics that affect the aging patient.
• Robert W. Wilmott, MD, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  Dr. Wilmott's interests include clinical and basic scientific aspects of cystic fibrosis. Dr. Wilmot and his department will contribute to the pediatric section of Medscape Reference in the areas of pulmonary medicine, allergy and clinical immunology.
• Saleem I. Abdulrauf, MD, FAANS, FACS, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Department Chair; Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
  Director, Center for Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery
  Dr. Abdulrauf's clinical interests include cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. He will contribute his clinical perspective in reference articles and clinical commentary on Medscape Reference.
• Janet E. "Betsy" Tuttle-Newhall, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Critical Care; Division Chief of Abdominal Transplantation
  UNOS Surgical Director of Liver, Kidney and Pancreas programs at St Louis University, Primary Surgeon at Cardinal Glennon Medical Center for Pediatric Liver and Kidney Programs
  Her areas of interest are national organ allocation policies, issues of equity and fairness in access to care, and allocation, critical care of transplant recipients and potential organ donors, transplant center formation, governance models in academic medicine, surgical and medical education.
  Dr Tuttle-Newhall will contribute content to Medscape reference in several areas including the care of the abdominal transplant recipient, donor management, hepatobiliary and vascular access surgery.