Scott Leinenweber | VP, IR, Licensing & Acquisitions |
Miles White | Chairman & CEO |
Brian Yoor | EVP, Finance & CFO |
Robert Ford | President & COO |
Bob Hopkins | Bank of America |
Robbie Marcus | JPMorgan |
David Lewis | Morgan Stanley |
Vijay Kumar | Evercore ISI |
Larry Biegelsen | Wells Fargo |
Rick Wise | Stifel |
Kristen Stewart | Barclays |
Good morning and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Abbott's Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] With the exception of any participants' questions asked during the question-and-answer session, the entire call, including the question-and-answer session is material copyrighted by Abbott. It cannot be recorded or rebroadcast without Abbott's expressed written permission.
I would now like to introduce Mr.