Editorial Team
	Honorary Editor-in Chief
		
	
								- Robert John Amato, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, United States
  
			
 
	Editorial Board Members
		
	
								- Hesam Adin Atashi, Medicine Department, Tehran Medical Islamic Azad University, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  
								- Nikhil Madan, Pulmonary and Critical Care Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Israel
  
								- Krishna Mohan Irrinki, Director of Anatomic Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital, United States, United States
  
								- A. Seckin Ertugrul, Yuzuncu Yil University Dentistry Faculty Department of Periodontology 
Campus, Turkey
  
								- Abdulsalam Yaseen Taha, Unit of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimania, Iraq
  
								- Abed N. Azab, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences; Affiliated to the Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Israel
  
								
								
								- Adam Kern, University of Varmia and Masuria, Poland
  
								
								- Ahmet Emre Eşkazan, Division of Hematology,Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey
  
								- Aisling Carr, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, United Kingdom
  
								- Akram Pourshams, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Digestive Disease Research Center, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  
								
								
								
								- Alexis Papadopoulos, Respiratory Department, Nicosia General Hospital, RESPIRATORY Nicosia, Cyprus, Cyprus
  
								- Amal Fathy, Department of  Pulmonology, Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt
  
								
								
								
								- Amit Govil, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, United States
  
								- Andrea Melani, Associazione Italiana Pneumologi Ospedaliera, Italy
  
								- Andrea Piccin, Haematology Dept and BMT Unit
San Maurizio Regional Hospital, South Tyrol, Italy
  
								- Andreas Clemens, Head Medicine Ophthalmology Europe, Novartis Pharma AG, Headquarters, Novartis Campus, Swaziland
  
								
								- Andrew L. Wong, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, United States
  
								- Andrey E. Manov, Department of Medicine, The University of North Texas Health Science Center, United States
  
								- Angela Dardano, Department of Clinical
and Experimental Medicine, Section
of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
University of Pisa, Italy
  
								
								
								- Antonello Nicolini, Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Diseases Unit  of Sestri Levante Hospital, Italy
  
								
								
								
								
								- Ashish Khandelwal, Emergency Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA, United States
  
								
								
								- Besma Ben Dhaou, Department of Internal Medicine Habib Thameur Hospital Tunis, Tunisia
  
								
								
								- Camelia Diaconu, Clinical Emergency Hospital, Internal Medicine Clinic, Romania
  
								- Carlo Cappelli, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, University of Brescia, Italy
  
								
								- Cengiz Ozturk, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Turkey
  
								- Chang Ying-Jui, New Taipei Institute of Dermatology, Taiwan, Province of China
  
								- Changzhou Shao, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, China
  
								
								
								
								- Christina Voulgari, Department of Internal Medicine, Athens
Regional Hospital "G. Gennimatas", Greece
  
								
								- Chunting Ye, Texas Tech university health sciences center, United States
  
								- Ciresi Alessandro, Section of Endocrinology, Biochemical Department of Internal and Specialistic Medicine (DIBIMIS), University of Palermo, Italy
  
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								- Dinesh Singh, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, United States
  
								- Dong Yeop Shin, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea, Republic of
  
								
								
								
								
								
								- Efimia Papadopoulou-Alataki, Fourth Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  
								
								- Elaine T Lim, Post-doctoral training in Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, United States
  
								- Elena Castellano, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, Italy
  
								- Elias Alhanoun, Dept. of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, United States
  
								
								- Emad Ibrahim, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
  
								- Evgeny Belyavskiy, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Campus Virchow-
Klinikum, Charité - Medical University Berlin, Germany
  
								
								- Fei Liu, Department of Urology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, China
  
								- Fernando Marson, Department of Medical Genetics - State University of Campinas, Brazil
  
								
								
								
								- Fredrick B. Hagemeister, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX,USA, United States
  
								- Füsun Şahin, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
  
								- Gaetano Santulli, Faculty - Columbia University Medical Center
College of Physicians & Surgeons, Italy
  
								- Gaurav Goel, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, United States
  
								- Geetanjali Dang, Department of Cardiology, Creighton University, United States
  
								
								- Ghulam Saydain, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Harper University Hospital, United States
  
								
								
								- Gohar Azhar, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States
  
								
								
								- Hae Kyung Lee, Korean Society of Laboratory medicine, Korea, Republic of
  
								
								- Hang Quach, Dept. Haematology, St.Vincent’s Hospital, Australia
  
								
								
								
								
								- Hsiu-Nien Shen, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan, Province of China
  
								
								
								- Irbaz Riaz, Department of Medicine University of Arizona, United States
  
								
								
								
								- J. J. Michiels, Blood Coagulation & Vascular Medicine Center,Erasmus Tower, Netherlands
  
								
								
								
								
								- Jayan Nair, Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota, United States
  
								
								
								- Jelena Maletkovic, Department of Endocrinology
UCLA School of Medicine, United States
  
								- Jen-Wei Chou, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, Province of China
  
								- Jha Pinky, Medical College Of Wisconsin, United States
  
								
								
								
								
								
								
								- Karima MARC, Respiratory department, moulay youssef hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital Rabat, Morocco
  
								- Kathryn H. Melamed, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, United States
  
								- Kaushal Kishor Prasad, Department of Superspeciality of Gastroenterology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,
Chandigarh, India
  
								
								- Kent Owusu, Yale-New Haven Hospital, United States
  
								
								- Koji Miyamoto, Cardiovascular Division, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
  
								
								- Professor Leonardo Vieira Neto, Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrine Unit, Medical School and Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  
								
								
								
								
								
								
								- Mácsai Emília, Department of Internal Medicine/Diabetology, Csolnoky Hospital, Hungary
  
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								
								- Masih Tajdini, Tehran Hear Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  
								
								- Mateusz Jagielski, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
  
								
								
								- Michael Bartels, Department for Operative Medicine,
Clinic and Policlinic for Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Clinic Leipzig AöR, Germany
  
								
								
								- Min Zeng, Medical Care Center, the People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, China
  
								- Mirko Tarocchi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
University of Florence
Florence, Italy
  
								
								
								
								
								
								- Monjur Ahmed, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Sidney Kimmel Medical College,Thomas Jefferson University, United States
  
								- Moti Lal Bunkar, Pulmonary Consultant cum intensivist – Sudha Multi superspeciality Hospital and medical research centre, Talwandi, Kota, Rajasthan, India
  
								- Mrinal Yadava, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
  
								- Muhammad Mir, Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, United States
  
								- Mujeeb Sheikh, Division of Cardiology, University of Toledo Medical Center, United States
  
								
								- Nader Dbouk, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, United States
  
								
								- Naoyuki Nishimura, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan
  
								
								
								- Nikhil Meena, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States
  
								
								- Nina Nandy, University of New Mexico Medical Center, United States
  
								- Noriaki Tomura, Department of Neuroradiology, Southern TOHOKU Research Institute for Neuroscience, Southern TOGOKU General Hospital, Japan
  
								- Norihiko Ohashi, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital,Japan, Japan
  
								- Oana Arghir, Constanta Clinical Pulmonology Hospital, Romania
  
								
								- Orhan Veli Ozkan, Department of General Surgery,Faculty of Medicine,Sakarya University, Turkey
  
								
								
								- Parham Parto, American College of Medical Quality, United States
  
								- Pathik Parikh, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital, Mumbai, India
  
								
								
								- Petar Jovan Avramovski, JZU Clinical Hospital D-r Trifun Panovski - Department of internal medicine, Bitola, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
  
								
								
								- Poulose Vijo, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
  
								- Prince James, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College, India
  
								- Puneet Chhabra, Department Of Gastroenterology in Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
  
								- Qinghua Yang, Miraca Life Sciences Institute, Miraca Life Sciences, United States
  
								
								
								- Rajinder Bajwa, Division of Infectious Diseases, Niagara Falls Mem Med Center, United States
  
								
								- Reuven Mader, The B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion Institute of Technology, Israel
  
								
								
								- Robert John Amato, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, United States
  
								
								
								- Ronaldo Delmonte Delmonte Piovezan, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
  
								- Rong Tao, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China
  
								- Rosario Perona, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas CSIC/UAM, Spain
  
								- Sadeer G. Al-Kindi, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, United States
  
								- Sadik Acikel, Department of Cardiology, Health Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Research and Educational Hospital, Turkey
  
								- Sami Kouki, Department of radiology Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia
  
								- Samuel Chan, Redcliffe Hospital;
Nambour General Hospital, Australia
  
								- Sem Briongos Figuero, Cardiac Pace Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Complutense University, Spain
  
								
								- Shaojie Chen, Department of Cardiology, KH St' Elisabethinen University Teaching Hospital Linz, Austria
  
								
								
								
								- Shih-Hua Lin, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, Province of China
  
								
								- Shiran Shetty, Department of Gastroenterology, Kasturba Medical College, India
  
								
								- Simona Bota, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
  
								- Sonoko Nagai, Director of Central Clinic/Research Center in Kyoto, Japan
  
								- Sophie S. Arbefeville, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, United States
  
								- Stefano Bibbò, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy
  
								
								
								- Suk-Bae Moon, "Department of Surgery
Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
", Korea, Republic of
  
								
								- Sumul Modi, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
  
								
								- Swastik Agrawal, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
  
								- Takuya Aoki, Respiratory Division, Deptartpent of Internal medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
  
								- Tamar Tadmor, Hematology-Oncology Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Israel
  
								- Tamás Puskás, Department of Radiology, County Hospital Siófok, Hungary.
  
								
								
								
								- Thiago A Macedo, Unit of Clinical Hypertension, Heart Institute, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
  
								- Thomas Jenkins, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, United Kingdom
  
								
								- Tomokazu Matsuura, Department of Nephrology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Japan
  
								- Tsunamasa Watanabe, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan
  
								
								
								- Dr Vandana Laxmidhar Gaopande, Department of Pathology, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Narhe, Ambegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  
								
								
								
								- Vijay G Linga, Center for Cancer Research,  Health Science Center,The University of Tennessee, United States
  
								
								
								
								
								- Waseem Dar, Department of Internal Medicine, Sanjeev Bansal Cygnus Hospital Karnal Haryana, India
  
								- Won Kim, Department of Internal Medicine,
Chonbuk National University Hospital, Korea, Republic of
  
								- Woo Je Lee, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 
Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea, Republic of
  
								- Yang Yuan-Han, Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
  
								- Yicong Li, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicin, United States
  
								- Yuping Zhong, Haematology Department
Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital,Capital Medical University,Korea, Korea, Republic of
  
								- Yutang Wang, Federation University Australia, Australia
  
								
								- Zia Rehman, East Carolina University, United States
  
								- Zu-Yau Lin, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, Province of China
  
								- Zufeng Ding, Department of Cardiology 
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences  Little Rock, Arkansas, United States