Infectious Disease- H1N1 Neil Fishman, MD, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases; Director of Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Prevention & Control; President Elect, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaAvailable for comment on all aspects of H1N1 and seasonal flu, including vaccination, transmission, symptoms, management, prevention strategies, high-risk populations, etc.Michael Buckley, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine & Chief Medical Officer, Pennsylvania Hospital. Available for comment on H1N1 and seasonal flu treatment and prevention, Lyme disease, and HIV-related issues.

Neurology/Neurosurgery- Head/Neck Injury- Spinal InjuryM. Sean Grady, MD, Charles Harrison Frazier Professor of Neurosurgery and Chair of the Department of NeurosurgeryDouglas Smith, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Penn Center for Brain Injury and Repair

Cardiology- Heart Rhythm problems- Sudden Cardiac ArrestDavid Callans, MD, Associate Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Lance Becker, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Center for Resuscitation Science.

Anti-Doping- Research- Mechanism of ActionTejvir S. Khurana, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology, studies ways to detect molecular signatures in blood and muscles to combat doping in sports, funded in part by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Endocrine Issues- Diabetes - Metabolism- HormonesMitch Lazar, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and MetabolismMark Schutta, MD, Director of the Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center

Muscle PhysiologyTejvir S. Khurana, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology

Psychiatry- Performance Anxiety- Mental Preparedness- Eating DisordersMichael E. Thase, MD, Director of the Penn Mood and Anxiety Program Rita B. Ryan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in PsychiatryThomas Wadden, PhD, Director of Weight & Eating Disorders

Travel Medicine - Illness prevention - Vaccinations for travel - Motion sickness, jet lag, altitude sickness Suzanne Shepherd, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Director of Education & Research, PENN Travel Medicine. Available for comment on all aspects of travel medicine and health, including vaccinations/prescription drugs necessary for travel abroad, illness prevention during travel, how to access proper medical care while traveling, travel insurance, international disease surveillance, and tips for preventing/managing motion sickness, jet lag, blood clots, altitude sickness and digestive illnesses during travel.Michael Buckley, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine & Chief Medical Officer, Pennsylvania Hospital. Also available for comment on all aspects of travel medicine and health.

Sleep Disorders- Time Change/Jet Lag- Sleep DeprivationAllan Pack, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine and Director of the Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology

Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine