Ronald S. Weinstein  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (ronaldwu.arizona.edu). Dr. Weinstein is the director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program and is Professor and head of Pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He received an M.D. degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and did his internship, residency, and fellowships in pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has been an academic pathology department chair for over 30 years and has over 400 professional publications. He invented and patented robotic telepathology diagnostic networks and, more recently, co-invented the array microscope. Dr. Weinstein has been a leader in organized medicine. He is a past president of the American Telemedicine Association and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, among other organizations. He is a co-founder of DMetrix, Inc. and UltraClinics, Inc.

Ana María López  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (alopezazcc.arizona.edu). Dr. López is the medical director and director of distance education of the Arizona Telemedicine Program. She is an associate professor of clinical medicine and clinical pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Dr. López is also medical director of the Women's Health Initiative at the University of Arizona and of UltraClinics. She received an M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and her training in internal medicine and oncology at the University of Arizona. She received an M.P.H. degree at the University of Arizona College of Public Health. She has done pioneering work on telecolposcopy and is also an expert on telemedicine practice management.

Gail P. Barker  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (barkergu.arizona.edu). Dr. Barker is the associate director for business and finance of the Arizona Telemedicine Program and clinical assistant professor of pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She developed the Arizona Telemedicine Program's successful ASP business model and has done research on direct access laboratory services and telepathology. She is a co-founder of UltraClinics.

Elizabeth A. Krupinski  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (krupinskiradiology.arizona.edu). Dr. Krupinski is the associate director for assessment and evaluation of the Arizona Telemedicine Program. She is a professor of radiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Dr. Krupinski is Vice President of the American Telemedicine Association. She received a Ph.D. degree from Temple University. Dr. Krupinski is an expert on telemedicine assessment and has also carried out important cognitive psychology studies on radiology and pathology imaging.

Michael R. Descour  DMetrix, Inc., 1141 West Grant Road, Suite 100, Tucson, Arizona 85705 (descourdmetrix.com). Dr. Descour is an associate professor of optical sciences and pathology and CEO and President of DMetrix, Inc. He has a career-long interest in biomedical imaging and has had a major role in the invention, design, and fabrication of the first array-microscope-based ultrarapid virtual slide scanner. In 2006, the array microscope invention was honored in the Wall Street Journal International Technology Innovation contest as a major technology breakthrough. DMetrix won the Governor's Innovation Award as the Start-Up Company of the Year in Arizona in 2005.

Katherine M. Scott  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (katherisu.arizona.edu). Dr. Scott is an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and assistant medical director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program. She is the medical director at the University Physician Hospital in Kino, Arizona. Dr. Scott received an M.D. degree from the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine and did her pathology training at the University of Arizona. She is an expert on renal pathology, immunohistochemistry, and telepathology.

Lynne C. Richter  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (lrichteru.arizona.edu). Ms. Richter is a senior research specialist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is the technical coordinator of the Telepathology Outreach Program at the College of Medicine.

Sandra J. Beinar  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (beinarsu.arizona.edu). Ms. Beinar is an associate director for administration of the Arizona Telemedicine Program and a cofounder of the program. She has served as project manager on many federal grants and managed national and international telemedicine conferences. She is a cofounder of UltraClinics.

Michael J. Holcomb  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (holcombemail.arizona.edu). Mr. Holcomb is the associate director for network architecture of the Arizona Telemedicine Program. He is one of the principal architects of the Arizona Telemedicine Network and directs the ATP engineering group.

Peter H. Bartels  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (petercatalina.opt-sci.arizona.edu). Dr. Bartels is a professor of optical sciences and pathology at the University of Arizona. He received a Ph.D. degree at the University of Goettingen. He is a world authority in optical image analysis, quantitation in diagnostic cytology and pathology, machine vision, and very high-speed image scanning. Dr. Bartels has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Diagnostic Quantitative Histopathology. He is a cofounder of DMetrix and co-inventor of the array microscope.

Richard A. McNeely  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (rmcneelybiocom.arizona.edu). Mr. McNeely is the co-Director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program and Director of the Arizona Diabetes Virtual Center of Excellence (ADVICE). He is Director of Biomedical Communications at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Mr. McNeely is a past president of the Association of BioMedical Communications Directors.

Achyut K. Bhattacharyya  University of Arizona, University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724 (abhattacemail.arizona.edu). Dr. Bhattacharyya is a professor and associate head of pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He is the Director of Surgical Pathology and Director of the Telepathology Outreach Program at the University Medical Center. Dr. Bhattacharyya received an M.D. degree in India. He did his pathology training at several Harvard teaching hospitals and the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bhattacharyya coauthored ground-breaking papers on the diagnostic accuracy and uses of robotic and static image telepathology. He has pioneered the use of virtual slides for continuing medical education.