About Us
OUR MISSION
HealthDay has been producing award-winning content since 1998, and has
steadily grown to become the world’s largest syndicator of health news and
a leading independent creator of evidence-based health content. HealthDay
editors and writers have won numerous awards in journalism, including the
Pulitzer Award, and top prizes from Associated Press Managing Editors.
We are committed to the creation and delivery of credible, relevant and
timely health content, and are highly respected for our ability to do
this. So much so in fact, that HealthDay are content providers to content
providers. Leading media such as WebMD, American Heart Association, Merck
Manual, US News and World Report, Medical publishers such as Elsevier,
Haymarket Media, and Wolters Kluwer put their trust in HealthDay content.
Our clients utilize HealthDay content on their websites, in newsletters,
through intranets, in email campaigns, on social media and in many
additional PR and marketing situations. Our mission is to create engaging
content which delivers better outcomes for all of our clients.
A division of ScoutNews LLC, HealthDay operates under the strictest
editorial standards. We take utmost pride in the fact that our syndicated
news content is completely independent of any financial interests, and is
based solely on industry respected sources and the latest scientific
research.
Leadership
Andy Meyers
Ceo
Before becoming CEO of HealthDay, Andy created and managed AJ
Advisers, an international digital media consulting firm. Before this,
he worked for DoubleClick (now part of Google) Chase Manhattan Bank
and served as Special Adviser to the Ambassador to Japan, Walter
Mondale, where he managed the Ambassador’s media communications
strategy.
Editorial staff
Our Editorial Team comprises award-winning health and medical journalism
specialists, many with advanced degrees in the field. Their years of
industry experience make our team one of the most respected in the area.
We are one of the very few editorial teams that can handle both
patient-facing and content for healthcare professionals.
Tina DiMarcantonio-Brown
Executive Editor
Brown, Executive Editor, was a freelance editor and writer before coming to HealthDay.
She has written for publications including Orthopedics Today, Spine
Surgery Today, O&P Business News, Infectious Diseases in Children,
Infectious Disease News, Endocrine Today, Fox Chase Now, and Clinical
Oncology News. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from
Bloomsburg University.
Dennis Thompson
Managing Editor
Thompson, Managing Editor, has been a reporter for
over 25 years, serving primarily at Gannett newspapers on both coasts
of the United States. He has also worked for over 10 years as a
freelance health reporter, writing articles for a variety of online
and print news companies.
I. Edwards
Editorial Director
India writes about health policy for HealthDay. She has covered health and well-being for over five years, with bylines in outlets including D Magazine, Mindbodygreen, and The Strategist. She earned her master's in American Journalism from New York University. When she's not writing, you can find her hunting for designer vintage or searching for the next great coffee shop.
Stephanie Brown
Senior Editor
Brown is a writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in
the healthcare industry. Having worked in both the United Kingdom and
the United States, she enjoys editing the latest medical research for
Physician’s Briefing from her home in St. Louis.
Video Production
Dennis Krivelow
Senior Producer
Dennis Krivelow is the senior video editor for Healthday TV. Prior to
Healthday Dennis worked for 2 major television stations in Boston and
was technical director for newscasts along with other productions such
as the Boston Marathon. He has also worked on video projects for major
companies in the U.S. and abroad.
Susan Krivelow
Senior Producer
Susan is an award-winning news producer with extensive experience in
broadcast and digital media production. She began her career at
WHDH-TV in Boston working her way up from production assistant to News
Director. She also spent numerous years at WBZ-TV as a senior writer
and producer. Susan helped launch a successful news syndication
company invested in by NBC, which at its height had nearly 100 local
TV stations as clients. She has produced hundreds of consumer health
and lifestyle videos for HealthDayTV and now helps oversee
multi-platform video production with HealthDay’s talented video team.
Editors and Regular Contributors
Marianne Madeiros
Copy Editor
Madeiros has 20 years experience as a proofreader and copy editor. Her
freelance projects have ranged from medical journals to magazines.
While employed at Reuters Health, she was introduced to the fast-paced
world of Web-based news and has been working online ever since.
Originally from New York, she now lives in Massachusetts and happily
works for HealthDay from her home in Quincy.
Lori Solomon
Lori Solomon is an Atlanta-based writer specializing in health policy,
public health, and medicine. She began her writing career with
internships at the New York Times and the Sarasota Herald Tribune. She
graduated with honors from Emory University with a bachelor’s degree
in biology and also holds a master’s degree in public health with a
focus on health policy from Emory University.
Elana Gotkine
Originally from the U.K., Elana has a Master's degree in Biological
Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. She worked for
several years in the biotechnology industry, initially in the labs,
before transitioning into writing. Over the last 17 years, Elana has
worked with doctors and research scientists in the field of medical
and scientific writing and editing, and has spent the past 9 years
working on Physician's Briefings.
Carole T. Miller
Carole Tanzer Miller has decades of experience as a reporter, editor and staff development leader at Gannett Newspapers in suburban New York and at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. She has worked as a part-time editor and writer for HealthDay since its inception in the late 1990s. Miller, a graduate of the University of Oregon, is a former winner of the New York City Deadline Club’s James Wright Brown Award for Excellence in Public Service Reporting.
Medical Advisory Board
Meeta Shah, M.D.
Dr. Shah is an Emergency Physician with over 10 years of clinical
experience in her field. She completed medical school in Indiana and
her residency training in Chicago. She is also boarded in Informatics.
She enjoys medical and OpEd writing and has been a reviewer with
HealthDay for over 5 years.
Mark Arredondo, M.D.
Mark Arredondo, M.D., is an internal medicine physician with years of
diverse medical experience. He began his career as a scholar for the
National Health Service Corps helping the most medically underserved,
and he continues meeting those needs as the medical director of the
Portage County Combined General Health District in Ravenna, Ohio. Dr.
Arredondo is a member of the Master Teacher Guild and has shared his
passion for medicine and helping others through teaching medical and
nurse practitioner students for over 25 years.
Farrokh Sohrabi, M.D.
Farrokh Sohrabi, M.D., is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Virginia Hospital and is board-certified in internal medicine. Dr. Sohrabi’s professional background includes more than 10 years of clinical practice experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, proficiency in medical writing and editing, and regulatory expertise in drug development and prescription drug labeling. He has authored and edited scientific research articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, clinical case reports, and web articles for both professional and lay audiences.
Dayle Davenport, M.D.
Dr Dayle Davenport is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician
with 20 years of clinical experience. She attended Harvard Medical
School and completed her residency at the University of Chicago. She
is an expert on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Jonathan Schwartz, DDS
Dr. Jonathan Schwartz is now the 5th owner of NYC Dental Arts in the
Chanin Building. A native New Yorker, Jonathan spent a good deal of
his childhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended SUNY
Binghamton for his undergraduate education where he graduated with a
double degree in Biology and English. In 2001, his road to dentistry
took him to Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, earning
high honors and several prestigious teaching assistant positions as
well as research grants for his work on implant bone integration.
Diane Pérez, M.D.
Dr. Diane Perez is a well-known physician, health communications specialist, scientific writer, journalist, author, and television host who has been a prominent figure in the Spanish-speaking media industry for over 20 years. She is widely recognized for news anchoring and promoting healthy living. Her TV programs have aired in Mexico, the United States, and other Spanish-speaking countries worldwide.
Dr. Robin Hardy Miller, M.D., M.H.S.
Dr. Robin Miller is a renowned general internist and integrative medicine expert. She
is a national consultant for physicians dealing with complex patients and the founder
and medical director of Triune Integrative Medicine. Dr. Miller holds an MHS in
Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an
MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. She also completed a
fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona under Dr. Andrew
Weil.
