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Contributors
Contributors to Essentials of Pathophysiology, Fourth Edition
Jacqueline M. Akert, RNC, MSN, WHNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Women’s Health Aurora Health Care
Waukesha, Wisconsin
(Chapters 40, 41 with Patricia McCowen Mehring)
Diane Book, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Co-Director Stroke & Neurovascular Program
Froedtert Hospital & Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapter 37)
Freddy W. Cao, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapters 18, 34)
Paula Cox-North, PhD, ARNP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Hepatitis & Liver Clinic
Harborview Medical Center
University of Washington School of Nursing
Seattle, Washington
(Chapters 29, 30)
Herodotos Ellinas, MD, FAAP, FACP
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Med–Anesthesia and PGY-1 Program Director
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapters 11, 12, 13)
Jason R. Faulhaber, MD
Assistant Program Director, Fellowship in Infectious Diseases
Division of Infectious Diseases, Carilion Clinic
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, Carilion School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jefferson College
of Health Sciences
Roanoke, Virginia
(Chapters 15, 16)
Anne M. Fink, RN, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
College of Nursing
University of Illinois–Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
(Chapters 19, 20 with Karen M. Vuckovic)
Susan A. Fontana, PhD, APRN-BC
Associate Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner
College of Nursing
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapter 38)
Kathleen E. Gunta, MSN, RN, OCNS-C
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapter 43)
Nathan A. Ledeboer, PhD, D(ABMM)
Associate Professor of Pathology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapter 14)
Kim Litwack, PhD, RN, FAAN, APNP
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Family Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Pain Management
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapter 35)
Glenn Matfin, MSc (Oxon), MB, ChB, FACE, FACP, FRCP
Medical Director
International Diabetes Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Chapters 10, 31, 32, 33, 39)
Patricia McCowen Mehring, RNC, MSN, WHNP
Nurse Practitioner
Women’s Health
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapters 40, 41 with Jacqueline M. Akert)
Carrie J. Merkle, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
(Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7)
Kathleen Mussatto, PhD, RN
Nurse Scientist
Herma Heart Center
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapter 19, Heart Disease in Infants and Children)
Debra Bancroft Rizzo, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Division of Rheumatology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
(Chapter 44)
Jonathan Shoopman, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapters 22, 23)
Gladys Simandl, RN, PhD
Professor
Columbia College of Nursing
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapters 45, 46)
Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Children’s Research Institute
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapters 5, 6)
Karen M. Vuckovic, RN, PhD, ACNS-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
College of Nursing
University of Illinois–Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
(Chapters 19, 20 with Anne M. Fink)
Jill M. Winters, RN, PhD, FAHA
President and Dean
Columbia College of Nursing
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Chapter 9)
Contributors to Porth’s Pathophysiology, Tenth Edition
Sawsan Abuhammad, PhD
Assistant Professor, Maternal and Child Health
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Irbid, Jordan
Chapter 42: Structure and Function of the Male Genitourinary System
Maeghan Arnold, MNSc, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Clinical Instructor
Practice Department
College of Nursing
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Chapter 20: Disorders of Hearing and Vestibular Function
Michele R. Arwood, DNP, MSN, BSN, CNS-BC, NE-BC, CJCP
System Director, Quality and Accreditation
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Memphis, Tennessee
Chapter 8: Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte and Acid Base Balance
Chapter 29: Structure and Function of the Respiratory System
Trina Barrett, DNP, RN, CNE, CCRN
