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Cyril H. Wecht, BS, MD, JD

Clinical Professor of Pathology, Anatomy & Epidemiology

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

         

Rodney J Landreneau, MD 

Professor of Thoracic Surgery University of Pittsburgh PA Director, Comprehensive Lung CenterSt. Margaret Hospital Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA

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Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

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Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Neurosurgery - UPMC Pittsburgh, PA 

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 Anil Aggrawal, MBBS, MD  

 FOUNDING EDITOR

Professor  Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

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