John R. Bach M.D. is an internationally known pioneer of noninvasive positive pressure ventilatory support. He is professor and vice chairman of physical medicine and rehabilitation and professor of neurology at the New Jersey Medical School. As a researcher, he has published more than 400 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has lectured in more than 60 countries. As a clinician, he has been recognized with awards for excellence in both patient care and humanism in medicine.

Lawrence A. Dobrin D.D.S. is a diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology and serves as the chief forensic dentist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York as well as a consultant to both the Union County and Newark regional medical examiners. He has worked to identify victims of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and other disasters and specializes in cases of child abuse. He also maintains a private practice and is active in educating health care professionals about child abuse.

James M. Oleske M.D. is the François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Pediatrics at New Jersey Medical School and director of the Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. He also serves as medical director of both the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Children in Newark, one of the nation’s largest treatment, education, and research centers for childhood HIV/AIDS, and the Circle of Life Foundation in Newark, which provides palliative care to children with chronic diseases.

Omaida C. Velazquez M.D. of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is professor and chair of the DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery and the first surgeon-in-chief for UHealth, the University of Miami Health System. A surgeon and a scientist, she also serves as executive dean overseeing research, research education, and innovative medicine. She is a member of the American Surgical Association, an elite group of surgeons from the country’s leading academic medical institutions.