Paul C. Stomper, M.D. grew up in Batavia, N.Y. Dr. Stomper, a musician and sports enthusiast, studied at the Berklee College of Music and graduated from Syracuse University and Upstate Medical College. He has served full-time on the faculties of Harvard Medical School at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center (1982-1989) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1989-2004). Dr. Stomper has authored over one hundred papers in peer-reviewed medical journals and authored the book, Cancer Imaging Manual.

Karen A. Walker is a journalist and editor in San Juan Capistrano, California.