Also known as: HealthGuide
Medical writer and editor for 25 years, with extensive experience in journalism, feature writing, medical editing and media relations. Medical Writing and Editing Senior editor for the British medical journal The Lancet for ten years, including seven years as the journal’s North American editor. At The Lancet, he regularly reported on public and global health issues, edited papers and review articles on public and global health, and authored editorials on health policy for the journal. Digital Media Currently editor and CEO of LocalHealthGuide, a Seattle-based online news service that provides information about local health news, events and resources. In that capacity, he is responsible for all website’s content. Responsibilities include writing news stories, preparing multimedia content, editing submissions and selecting syndicated material for the site. The site makes extensive use of social marketing tools, such as Twitter and Facebook. Journalism and Feature Writing As a freelance reporter, he has written for the general public for a wide variety of publications, including The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Reuters news service. He also produced radio news reports and series for the National Public Radio affiliate KPLU-FM and National Native News, a syndicated news service that focuses on Native American news. Public and Media Relations Provided public relations services to non-profit hospitals and biomedical research institutions. This work includes: consulting on public relations strategy; preparing backgrounders, reports and press materials; and providing editorial assistance to their physicians and scientists in the preparation of articles for both popular and professional publications. Specialties Journalism, Health and Medical News, Medical Editing, Medical Writing, Web Content and Design, Social Media, Media Relations