
Freelance writer
Greater New York City Area

Freelance writer
Greater New York City Area
I write narrative nonfiction and do medical journalism on a freelance basis. I won two National Headliner Awards for my column in the Hartford Courant, and have spoken to students at Stanford University about the craft of writing.
I am also a trained and board-eligible emergency physician, licensed in Illinois.
The culture of medicine, medical education, concierge medicine, trends in primary care, American subcultures, narrative nonfiction.
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2008 — Present (9 months)
(Writing and Editing industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
(Medical Practice industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TRB; Newspapers industry)
June 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 7 months)
Authored "First Opinion," a column about the experience of becoming a doctor.
1993 — 2004
The culture of medicine, residency training, unusual jobs, superb narrative nonfiction, book reviews, politics, world affairs.
American Medical Writers' Association, Freelancers' Union, American College of Emergency Physicians
National Headliner Awards, First Place, Special Column on One Subject, 2003. Sponsored by the Press Club of Atlantic City.
National Headliner Awards, Second Place, Special Column on One Subject, 2006.
American College of Emergency Physicians’ Section of Medical Humanities Award for Best Publication, for “San Sebastian,” 2007.
Outstanding House Officer in Emergency Medicine, elected by Chicago Medical School students for teaching and recognition as a role model, 2007.
Humanism Award “for dignity and thoughtful kindness… in patient interactions,” University of Chicago Emergency Medicine residency graduation, 2007.
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2004.