The answers found in the SimplyStated section of this Web site are reviewed and approved by an Advisory Board of doctors, professionals, patients, and caregivers. This group of individuals worked with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation as an educational service. It is intended to provide clear answers to the most often asked questions about this condition. It should not be used in place of a physician's advice. You should speak with your doctor and other healthcare professionals before making any decision about your individual health.

Nail Fungus Infection SimplyStated Advisory Board

Alexander Headley Krist, MD
Dr. Krist is a practicing family physician and Assistant Professor at Fairfax Family Practice in Fairfax, Virginia. He is the residency director of research, with a particular interest in patient education and preventive medicine. He is currently the principal investigator for several research projects studying the Internet as a tool for shared decision making.

Melinda Murray Ratini, DO, MS
Dr. Ratini is a practicing physician in Bristol, Pennsylvania, with extensive experience in patient education on the Web. She is board certified in Family Practice and Geriatrics. She also serves as a consultant/editor for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.

Robert Posnick, MD
Dr. Posnick is a practicing dermatologist in Nashua, New Hampshire. He is board certified in Dermatology and is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) at Dartmouth Medical School. His clinical interests include dermatologic surgery, pediatric dermatology, and phototherapy.

Maureen Lee, DPM
Dr. Lee is a practicing podiatrist in San Francisco, California. She is also a consultant for UC Berkeley Tang Center Sports Medicine Specialties Clinic and for San Francisco State University's Sports Medicine and Performing Arts Clinic and Student Health Services. She is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine and has been published in The Journal of Foot Surgery and Skeletal Radiology.

Rhonda Atkinson, PhD
Dr. Atkinson is an Assistant Professor at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri. She is a literacy specialist who has developed curricula for low-literate readers. She was the curriculum writer for the Institute for Healthcare Advancement's HELP Curriculum, a literacy curriculum designed to integrate health in the reading lessons of ESL (English as a Second Language) students.

Tom Atkinson, PhD
Dr. Atkinson is an Associate Professor at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri. He is an educational technologist who has developed software for nearly 25 years including database applications, information kiosks, and multimedia Web-based instruction.

Susan Eno Collins, MS, CHES, RD
Ms. Collins is a Certified Health Education Specialist who develops patient education programs that meet the principles of health education and health literacy. She is Vice President of Health Education at HealthEd, The Patient Education Agency, in Westfield, New Jersey.

Regina O is a patient with nail fungus in Brooklyn, New York.

David R is a patient with nail fungus in San Francisco, California.