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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2026 Issue 1 (January)
Copyright and Contributors
January 2026 page 35 Copyright and Contributors CPT ® Assistant Editorial Board* Chair: Barbara Levy, MD Vice Chair, CPT Editorial Panel Secretary: Leslie W. Prellwitz, MBA, CCS, CCS-P Managing Editor, CPT Assistant American Medical Association Ann Marie Sun, MD Contractor Medical Director Jordan Pritzker, MD Former CPT Editorial Panel Tammy Love, RHIA American Hospital Association Nicholas Massa, MD Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Henry H. Woo, MD, FAANS CPT Advisory Committee Karen Nauman, MD America's Health Insurance Plans Harvey Richman, OD Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee Thomas Weida, MD, FAAFP AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee J. Mark Meredith, MD...
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