Robert Ferry Jr., MD, is a U.S. board-certified Pediatric
Endocrinologist. After taking his baccalaureate degree from Yale
College, receiving his doctoral degree and residency training in
pediatrics at University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio (UTHSCSA), he completed fellowship training in pediatric
endocrinology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic
Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of
Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational
background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the
University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North
Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology
at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship
training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
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