Award-winning independent professional writer and editor specializing in health, medicine, biomedical science, and allied fields

· Recognized twice for writing excellence in 2013: Award for Excellence (Health & Medical Writing), 2013 APEX Awards Eric W. Martin Award for Excellence in Medical Writing (Public or Health Care Consumer Audience category), American Medical Writers Association

· More than 30 years’ experience providing high-quality journalistic work

· Adept at translating medical jargon into plain language

· Bachelor’s degree in journalism; certified Editor in the Life Sciences by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences

· Former newspaper reporter

· International experience (Canada, United Kingdom)

· Member of the American Medical Writers Association, Association of Health Care Journalists, and Editorial Freelancers Association