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Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.

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Introduction

WikiDoc Board Review
The Project
The Team
Guidelines
Question List
Quality Checklist
Medical Illustrations
Question Template
High Yield!
Normal Labs
Mnemonics
Test Taking Tips
Resources

Meet the Wiki Board Review Team

Deputy Editors-In-Chief, WikiDoc:

Deputy Editors-In-Chief on Site

William Gibson, Ph.D. Contact: wgibson@mit.edu

  • Deputy Editor-In-Chief at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • M.D., Ph.D. candidate from Harvard Medical School

Yazan Daaboul, M.D. Contact: ydaaboul@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Senior Manager of Deputy Editors, WikiDoc

Serge Korjian, M.D. Contact: serge.korjian@gmail.com

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Senior Manager of Deputy Editors, WikiDoc

Rim Halaby, M.D. Contact: rim.halaby@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Senior Manager of Deputy Editors, WikiDoc

Gerald Chi, M.D. Contact: gchi@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Senior Manager of Deputy Editors, WikiDoc

Vendhan Ramanujam, M.B.B.S. Contact: vendhan.r@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Hardik Patel, M.B.B.S. Contact: hardikp@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Ochuko Ajari, M.B.B.S., M.S. Contact: oajari@wikidoc.org

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Senior Manager of Deputy Editors, WikiDoc

Interests:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases

Gonzalo Romero, M.D. Contact: gromero@wikidoc.org

  • Clinical Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School

Mugilan Poongkunran, M.B.B.S. Contact: mugilan.p@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

*Ahmed Zaghw, MD Contact: ahmedzaghw@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Associate Medical Editors, WikiDoc

Interests:

  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Critical care
  • Anesthesiology

Mahmoud Sakr, M.D. Contact: msakr@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Interests:

Farman Khan, M.D., M.R.C.P. Contact: fkhan@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Twinkle Singh, M.B.B.S Contact: tsingh1@wikidoc.org

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Associate Medical Editors, WikiDoc

Interests:

  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Gastroenterology

Pratik Bahekar, M.B.B.S. Contact: pbahekar@wikidoc.org, drbahekar@yahoo.com

  • Research Fellow at PERFUSE Study Group
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
  • Associate Medical Editor, WikiDoc

Interests:

  • Psychiatry
  • Child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Clinical Research
  • Randomized Control Trials
  • Community psychiatry
  • Neuropsychiatry

Editor-In-Chief: Will Gibson; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Serge Korjian M.D.; Rim Halaby, M.D. [1]; Gonzalo A. Romero, M.D.[2]]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [3]; Charmaine Patel, M.D. [4]; Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [5]; Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [6]; Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [7]; Ayokunle Olubaniyi, M.B,B.S [8]; Mahmoud Sakr, M.D. [9]; Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [10]