William H. Parker, MD, is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and is an elected Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He has managed the unusual by having a successful private practice and a very impressive academic medical career. Dr. Parker is a Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and is in private practice in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Parker is chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint John's Hospital and Health Center and the former Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Parker was elected President of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists in 2000, an international association of over 4,000 gynecologists from 53 countries, after serving on its Board of Trustees for many years. Dr. Parker served two terms as an Editor of The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and is now on the editorial advisory board. He is also a Reviewer for the journals Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Gynecologic Techniques, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fertility and Sterility. For more detailed information about Dr. Parker's professional education, publications, awards, and lectures, visit www.parkermd.com.

Michael S. Broder, MD, MSHS, is President of the Partnership for Health Analytic Research, LLC in Los Angeles. He has worked in women's health care for over a decade and is a board certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist. Dr. Broder received his training in health outcomes research in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at UCLA and RAND Health. He formerly served as Vice President of Zynx Life Sciences/Cerner Health Insights, a consulting and research firm in Beverly Hills. Dr. Broder has conducted research for government and industry on such topics as the appropriate use of hysterectomy and the cost-effectiveness of various drugs and devices to control abnormal bleeding. He has led teams to develop guidelines relating to the use of menopausal estrogens, secondary prevention of stroke, and the quality of outpatient care. He has published extensively, with articles in such journals as the Journal of the American Medical Association, Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, and the Journal of Rheumatology. Dr. Broder is the author of two books and multiple book chapters on topics including pregnancy, uterine fibroids, and the use of procedures in gynecology. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and serves on the board of UCLA's Center for the Study of Surgical Outcomes. For more detailed information about Dr. Broder, please visit www.pharllc.com

Zhimei Liu, PhD, is a Senior Research Associate/Health Economist at Cerner Health Insights, a research division of Cerner Corporation ( www.cerner.com ). She received her PhD. from the Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her Master of Medicine from Beijing Medical University , P.R.China, and her Bachelor of Medicine from Shanghai Medical University , P.R.China. Prior to joining Cerner she worked as a consultant at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (2001-2003). She was an assistant professor (later lecturer) at Beijing Medical University from 1993 to 1997. She has extensive experience in conducting research in health economics, outcomes research and health services research.  She has published her work in leading journals in the field both in China and US. Her research expertise includes the application of health economic/pharmacoeconomic modeling techniques to clinical research, SAS and STATA programming and statistical analyses.

Donna Shoupe, M.D., is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Southern California , where she also completed a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Shoupe is the former Director of the USC Women's Health Center . Her major research interests are: pathophysiology and treatment of the menopause, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, androgen replacement, contraceptive technology and menstrual cycle regulation. She has authored numerous scientific papers and chapters in books, in addition to presenting her research work at national and international meetings. Dr. Shoupe has an active private practice specializing in medical and surgical treatment of fibroids, hormone deficiency problems, surgical and medical treatment of abnormal bleeding and infertility. Her professional activities also include serving as a reviewer for the medical journals Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Jo urnal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility and Sterility, Jo urnal of Reproductive Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Shoupe is a member of various societies such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Gynecologic Investigation and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. For more detailed information about Dr. Shoupe, please visit http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/ departments/
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Cindy Farquhar, MB ChB MD MRCOG FRANZCOG CREI MPH is the Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Auckland. Cindy is the coordinating editor of the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group since 1996. Her research interests include clinical trials within subfertility and menstrual disorders, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines. In 2000, Cindy was a Harkness Fellow for the Commonwealth Fund and spent one year at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Washington, DC. Her clinical interests are polycystic ovarian syndrome, pelvic pain, endometriosis and the management of abnormal uterine bleeding. Cindy has led guideline development groups on heavy menstrual bleeding, uterine fibroids and the management of women with breech presentation and vaginal birth after caesarean section, as well as assisting with training in guideline development workshops in NZ. She is also the deputy chair of the board of the NZ Guidelines Group. (www.nzgg.org.nz). For more detailed information about Dr. Farquhar, please visit http://www.obsgynae.auckland.ac.nz/staff/cindy_farquhar.htm

Jonathan Berek, MD, is a Professor at UCLA and serves as the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecology Service and is the Director of the UCLA Women's Reproductive Cancer Program. He is highly regarded for his research on the clinical management and basic research of gynecologic cancers and has published over 400 research papers, book chapters and monographs. He is especially noted for his books, Practical Gynecologic Oncology and Berek & Novak's Gynecology. He is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Berek has served as an examiner for the American Board Obstetrics & Gynecology and for the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG). Dr. Berek's many honors include receiving the prestigious Sherman M. Mellinkoff Award and the Excellence in Education Award from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He received the President's Award from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and served as its Vice President in 1996-1997. He also is regularly listed among America 's Best Doctors for Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology. He is a Senior Editor of the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology , and the Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. He serves as a reviewer for Obstetrics & Gynecology , American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology , New England Journal of Medicine , Lancet, Cancer , and Journal of the National Cancer Institute. For more detailed information about Dr. Berek, please visithttp://www.healthcare.ucla.edu/institution/physician? personnel_id=8269