b'DHRUV SINGHAL, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the BIDMC Lymphatic Center (Boston, MA). Dr. Singhals clinical and research focus is in lymphatic reconstruction.Dr. Singhal performs liposuction, lymphovenous bypass, and lymph node transplantation for the treatment of chronic lymphedema. He is a pioneer in immediate lymphatic reconstruction for the prevention of lymphedema inhigh-risk surgical patients.MEGAN BELANGER, LMT, CLT, is an oncology massage therapist and certified lymphedema therapist who has been in private practice in Westborough, MA since 2012. Shes also a speaker and educator who has combined her life-long love of doodling with her passion for showing her clients how the body works in her web cartoon series Under Your Skin. Her website is: www.meganbelanger.comThe Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) is an internationally recognized non-profit organization founded in1998 to fight lymphatic diseases (LD) and lymphedema (LE) through education, research and advocacy. With State Chapters in the USA as well as International Chapters, LE&RN seeks to accelerate the prevention, treatment and cureof these diseases while bringing patients and medical professionals together to address the unmet needs surrounding lymphatic diseases, which include lymphedema and lipedema.AcknowledgmentsMegan and I want to thank Bill Repicci and the entire LE&RN organization for the opportunities that ultimately led to this book. We thank Michael Minichiello for taking the time to listen to our ideas and then designing a book beyond our imagination. We thank Ms. Anna Rose Johnson for her critical edits and suggestions.40 UNDERSTANDING LYMPHEDEMA: KEEPING THE TRAIN ON TRACK'