Editorial Staff

Alan J. Imhoff,  President, IMNG

Editorial

Jane Salodof MacNeil, senior editor for IMNG's oncology/hematogy websites, joined the company in 2005. She has more than four decades of experience as a writer and editor for newspapers, newsletters, and magazines. She began reporting on cancer research in 1988 and has been privileged to watch the field grow from the identification of oncogenes by bench scientists to targeted therapies in clinical practice.

Therese Borden, Web Content Editor, has worked for Elsevier for over 20 years in a variety of editorial positions. She is a graduate of the University of Washington, Seattle (BA) and The American University, Washington, D.C. (Ph.D. in International Relations). She began her work at IMNG as a copy editor, and then moved on to the position of Associate Editor for Clinical Psychiatry News. She has been working as a web content editor since 2010.

Lorinda Bullock, Web Content Team Lead, joined Elsevier in 2007 as an associate editor for the Elsevier Global Medical News wire service. She has worked as a reporter for numerous magazines and newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press and The Clarion-Ledger. She also served as a national correspondent for the National Newspaper Publishers Association's news wire. She holds a BA in journalism from the School of Communications at Howard University. Follow her on Twitter @lbullockgmnn.

Teresa Burton, Web Content Editor, has worked for Elsevier for more than 10 years.

Steve Cimino, Web Content Editor, joined Elsevier in 2011 after several years as a Web editor in Boston. He graduated from Boston University in May 2008 with a BS in Journalism. He also interned for the Boston Phoenix, the South Philly Review in Philadelphia and the Hounslow Chronicle across the pond in London. Follow him on Twitter @SteveCimino.

Reporters

Alicia Ault covers health policy and the business of medicine for IMNG/Elsevier. She reports from congressional hearings on Capitol Hill, DC-based policy announcements from many medical specialty societies, and medical meetings across the country. She’s been a reporter for 22 years and is based in Washington. Follow her on Twitter @aliciaault.

Sherry Boschert has been a reporter and editor for more than 30 years and has won awards from the American Academy of Dermatology, the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month program, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, and others. Sherry is based in San Francisco. Follow her on Twitter @SherryBoschert.

Doug Brunk is an award-winning reporter who has been covering health care since 1991. Before joining IMNG/Elsevier, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was on the editorial staff at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. He has a master’s in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Doug is based in San Diego.

Frances Correa is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in mass communications. She joined IMNG in 2011, after serving as editor for Patch.com in Germantown, Md. She previously served as video creative director for ChildFund International in Richmond, Va. Follow her on Twitter @FMCReporting.

Bruce Jancin has brought the readers of IMNG/Elsevier publications’ news of the major medical developments for more than 30 years. Bruce covers medical research and continuing education meetings around the world and is based in Denver.

Diana Mahoney joined IMNG/Elsevier’s New England bureau in 2002 after stints as a technical and science writer for the Lahey Clinic and TERC, an MIT-affiliated R&D group. She also served as associate editor and senior technology editor/writer at Computer Graphics World magazine focusing on medical and scientific imaging and visualization. Her journalism degree is from Boston University.

Damian McNamara reports on the latest medical advances as the Miami bureau chief for IMNG/Elsevier. Damian files video reports, blog updates, and podcasts from physician conferences around the United States and internationally. Follow him on Twitter @MedReporter.

Elizabeth Mechcatie primarily covers the Food and Drug Administration for IMNG/Elsevier, reporting on new drugs, devices, and biologics. She received her BSN from Duke University and a master’s in journalism from New York University. She is based in Washington. Follow her on Twitter @elizmech.

Naseem S. Miller is a multimedia reporter and has been covering health care and medicine for the past six years. She has won several awards in writing and investigative journalism. She has a bachelor’s degree in molecular and microbiology and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. Follow her on Twitter @NaseemSMiller.

Mary Ellen Schneider has been reporting on the politics and economics of medical practice for 10 years. She writes, blogs, and tweets frequently about medical malpractice, Medicare payments, federal legislation, and health information technology. She is based in New York.

Heidi Splete has been a medical journalist for 10 years. In 2009, she received in depth training on the resources of the National Library of Medicine via a fellowship from the Association of Health Care Journalists. She reports on medical news across multimedia platforms for a range of specialties including pediatrics, ob.gyn, allergy/immunology, obesity, cancer, digestive diseases, surgery, and rheumatology. She is based in Washington. Follow her on Twitter @hsplete.

Michele G. Sullivan has been a reporter and editor for more than 25 years. In her career, she has won 32 state and national awards for feature, news, and editorial writing and for newspaper design. As part of IMNG/Elsevier’s Mid-Atlantic bureau, she received the Journalism Fellowship Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 2007 and a Gold Triangle Award from the American Academy of Dermatology in 2010. 

Miriam E. Tucker has been a reporter for IMNG/Elsevier since 1986. She covers clinical medicine and public health, with particular expertise in diabetes and infectious disease. In 2009, Miriam was selected for an Association of Healthcare Journalists fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is based in Washington. Follow her on Twitter @MiriamETucker.

Kerri Wachter has been a medical reporter for 7 years. She has a special interest in imaging and is an enthusiastic user of new media technologies. She reports on medical news across multimedia platforms for a range of specialties including oncology, general and vascular surgery, dermatology, rheumatology, and neurology. She has degrees in journalism and chemistry and is based in Washington. Follow her on Twitter @knwachter.

Patrice G. Wendling joined IMNG/Elsevier in 2004 in the Chicago bureau. Prior to her current position, she covered business and higher education, and served as a media critic for several daily newspapers for 25 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Mitchel L. Zoler joined IMNG/Elsevier’s Philadelphia bureau in 1992 and covers dozens of medical research meetings around the world each year. Previously, he covered medicine and science for publications including Medical World News, Cardiology Times, Urology Times, Hospital Practice, and Science Digest. A fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science landed him at Newsweek early in his career. Mitchel has a Ph.D. in microbiology and did post-doc work in virology. Follow him on Twitter @mitchelzoler.

Senior Editors

Christina Chase
Kathryn DeMott
Jeff Evans
Lori Buckner Farmer
Catherine Hackett
Gina L. Henderson
Sally Koch Kubetin
Mark S. Lesney
Renée Matthews
Catherine Cooper Nellist
Amy Pfeiffer
Terry Rudd
Leanne Sullivan
Elizabeth Wood

Associate Editors

Felicia Rosenblatt Black
Jay C. Cherniak
Richard Franki
Virginia Ingram-Wells
Jane Locastro
Carol Nicotera-Ward

Editorial Management

Mary Jo M. Dales, Editor in Chief, IMNG, began her 30-year career with the company as a reporter and went on to become the editor for various IMNG publications, including Skin & Allergy News, Family Practice News, and Hospitalist News. She was the founding editor of Rheumatology News, Cardiology News, Clinical Neurology News, and Clinical Endocrinology News and became the division's editorial director in 2002. Mary Jo has degrees in zoology and journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Denise Fulton, Executive Editor, IMNG, joined the company in 2000, editing Family Practice News and Skin & Allergy News prior to her current position. She covered health policy for a national advocacy group for 12 years and served as a staff member in the 100th Congress. Denise earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism at West Virginia University.

Kathy Scarbeck, Executive Editor, joined IMNG as a reporter in 1993 and was promoted to editor of Ob.Gyn. News in 1998. She became executive editor of Elsevier Global Medical News, a medical newswire service, in 2006. Kathy received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's of Arts degree in Journalism from Indiana University.

Operations

Jim Chicca, Executive Director of Operations, IMNG
Yvonne Evans Struss, Director, Production/Manufacturing
Judi Sheffer, Production Manager
Maria Aquino, Anthony Draper, Rebecca Slebodnik, Production Specialists
Jon Li, Web Production Engineer 
Jennifer Calhoun, Web Production Specialist
Sunita Edwards, Web Production Specialist

Michael Raftery, Director of Special Projects
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John Maillard, Director, eBusiness Development
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Lynne Kalish, Manager, Admin./Conventions
 
Linda Wilson, Editorial Assistant
 
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Last updated May 8, 2012