September Williams is an American physician-writer, bioethicist, and filmmaker who is a member of the National Writers Union and an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists. Researching her first novel of the Chasing Mercury Toxic Trilogy she came across material showing cow’s milk-based formula poses a greater risk of infant exposure to mercury and lead than does breastfeeding. There, the seed was planted for The Elephant in the Room: Bioethical Concerns in Human Milk Banking.