Who are the “creators”?

 A calculator “creator” is an academic researcher who, through intelligent and often complex methods, discovers tools that describe scientific facts about medicine and pathophysiology that can then be applied in practice. These are real scientific discoveries: calculators represent something true about nature, science and medicine. As they are validated by other research in new settings and on new patient populations, these tools represent a true discovery about the nature of the human body, which can be invaluable to physicians taking care of patients. We include a photo and short biography of the “creator” (generally, the first or senior author who first published the paper describing the score) on the calculator page to give them credit for their discoveries and for their important contributions to science and evidence-based medicine. Many “creators” choose to review their photo and biography, and often contribute comments about the calculator—if so, it’s marked as such. If you are a named author on a score that’s on MDCalc and would like to be credited on the score page, please let us know!