Editorial Advisory Board

Sarah G. Candler, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., is Practice Medical Director at Iora Primary Care's Houston Northside clinic. Her practice is one of a growing number of Medicare-Only clinics, using value-based care arrangements to provide patient-centered, relationship-based care to seniors. She is a writer and co-editor for Annals of Internal Medicine's "Fresh Look" blog.

Noel N. Deep, M.D., is a general internist in a multispecialty group practice with Aspirus Antigo (Wis.) Clinic and the chief medical officer and a staff physician at Aspirus Langlade Hospital in Antigo. He is also assistant clinical professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Central Wisconsin Campus, and the governor of the Wisconsin chapter of the American College of Physicians.

Peter D. Friedmann, M.D., M.P.H., is chief research officer at Baystate Health in Springfield, Mass. He has written extensively about addiction medicine, with a specific focus on the role of primary care providers in the diagnosis and management of substance abuse disorders.

William E. Golden, M.D., is medical director of Arkansas Medicaid and professor of medicine and public health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He has served as vice president for Clinical Quality Improvement of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care and as chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians. He coauthors The Effective Physician and Observation Unit.

Robert H. Hopkins, M.D., is associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics, and director of the division of general internal medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Dr. Hopkins is the immediate past governor of the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Physicians. He has published studies on evidence-based medical education, adult and pediatric immunization, and comprehensive primary care. He coauthors The Effective Physician.

Diane E. Meier, M.D., is professor of geriatrics and internal medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. She also is the director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a national organization devoted to increasing the number and quality of palliative care programs in the United States. She is Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics at Mount Sinai. She edited the first textbook on geriatric palliative care and most recently “Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness.”

Alan R. Nelson, M.D., is an internist-endocrinologist who served as chief executive officer of the American Society of Internal Medicine. Following the merger of ASIM with the American College of Physicians (ACP) in 1998, Dr. Nelson headed the group’s Washington office until his semi-retirement in January, 2000. Most recently he served as special advisor to the CEO of the college.

Douglas S. Paauw, M.D., is professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, and serves as third-year medical student clerkship director at the University of Washington. Dr. Paauw authors the Pearl of the Month column.

Viral D. Patel, M.D., is an internal medicine resident at the Cleveland Clinic. He earned his medical degree at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, where he developed a business of health care elective for fourth-year medical students. He has served as vice chair of the Council of Student Members of the American College of Physicians, as well as a regional representative to the council. He writes the Internal Medicine News blog, “Going Viral: Notes on Residency.”

Elisabeth Poorman, M.D., is general internist at a University of Washington neighborhood clinic in Kent. She completed her residency at Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance and specializes in addiction medicine.

Victor L. Roberts, M.D., is clinical professor of medicine and a clinical professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Florida’s School of Medicine in Gainesville. Dr. Roberts is also a clinical professor of clinical sciences at Florida State University’s College of Medicine in Tallahassee. He also is in private practice with the Endocrine Associates of Florida in Winter Park.

Barbara L. Schuster, M.D., is currently a clinical professor at University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy; a visiting clinical professor at Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University and an affiliate professor at the School of Public Health, University of Haifa, both in Israel. Previously, she served as professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Wright State University. She is also former campus dean of the Medical College of Georgia and the University of Georgia, in Athens.

Donna E. Sweet, M.D., is professor of medicine at the University of Kansas, Wichita. She also is a director of Internal Medicine Education at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus. She is active in the teaching of students and residents in general internal medicine and HIV/AIDS diseases.

Matthew R.G. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., is trained in both internal medicine and clinical genetics and is associate professor and director of the Adult Clinical Genetics Clinic at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr. Taylor specializes in the diagnostic evaluation, management, and genetic counseling of adults with known or suspected genetic conditions. Dr. Taylor coauthors Genetics in Your Practice.

Last updated August 31, 2021