Judy Stone, MD, is an infectious disease specialist, Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. She had a busy solo, 100 percent ID practice in rural Cumberland, Maryland, with considerable experience attracting and successfully conducting numerous Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials for a variety of infectious disease indications over more than 25 years. She writes for Scientific American about clinical trials in their “Molecules to Medicine” column and is the author of "Conducting Clinical Research: A Practical Guide for Physicians, Nurses, Study Coordinators, and Investigators," now in its 2nd edition.