Jan Gambino, "The Reflux Mom" (www.refluxmom.com) is the author of Reflux 101: A Parent's Guide to Gastroesophageal Reflux and a regular blogger on HealthCentral since 2006. She received intense, on the job training in parenting a child with acid reflux from caring for her two youngest children. Her two "reflux babies" are now 16 and 19 years old.This led to her involvement in the Pediatric Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER)as a volunteer and then as associate director. While she worked with the organization, she counseled hundreds of parents and authored many PAGER Association parent education materials. Jan has published articles on reflux in Exceptional Parent Magazine, Allergy and Asthma Today, magazines and newsletters. She is the editor of the LivingWithReflux Newsletter and a member of the Rome Foundation and APGNN.

Jan holds a B.S. degree in Special Education and Elementary Education from Boston University and a Masters degree in Early Childhood/ Special Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 19 years experience working with infants and preschoolers with special needs, feeding issues and reflux.

 Jan lives in suburban Maryland with her 3 girls and two cats.