<p>Faculty members from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University are available as sources for news stories or expertment commentary on developments regarding the H1N1/Swine Flu virus.</p>

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — To arrange interviews with the following H1N1 experts, contact Mark Hollmer at (401) 863-1862.

Leonard Mermel, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Medical Director, Department of Epidemiology and Infection Control, Rhode Island Hospital.

Mermel is co-author of the Rhode Island Hospital Pandemic flu plan.

Stefan Gravenstein, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Clinical Director, Quality Partners of Rhode Island.

Gravenstein has researched influenza and been involved in pandemic flu planning.

Marguerite Neill, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Specialist in infectious diseases and internal medicine; associate director of the Center for Biodefense and Emerging Pathogens, Memorial Hospital.

Neill chairs the Rapid Communications Task force of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. She serves on the Emerging Pathogens Advisory Committee for the Rhode Island Department of Health.

John B. Murphy, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Rhode Island Hospital.

Murphy, who specializes in geriatrics, recently observed that the H1N1 virus had been less of a problem than anticipated for the geriatric population.