Editorial Management


Editorial

Therese Borden, is the Managing Editor of ACS Surgery News. After 20 years of research, writing, and editing in the field of international development and economics, she began working in the field of medical editing and has held a variety of editorial positions with the company. She holds a PhD in International Economics from American University, Washington DC, and a BA in history from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Abigail Cruz joined Frontline Medical Communications as a web content editor in 2016. She is a graduate of La Salle University in Philadelphia, where she majored in Communications with a minor in Criminal Justice. Born and raised in the City of Brotherly Love, she has worked with several publications, including Philadelphia Weekly and The Philadelphia Daily News.

Mollie Kalaycio Mollie Kalaycio joined Frontline as an intern in April 2017, before being brought on as a web content editor in January. She is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, where she majored in Theatre with a minor in Creative Writing. She also has a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from Chatham University.

Doug Brunk is an award-winning reporter who has been covering health care since 1991. Before joining the company, 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.
Bruce Jancin has brought our readers 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.


Kari Oakes joined Frontline Medical Communications as part of the Midwest bureau in 2015. In addition to covering major medical conferences for a number of clients and working as an academic editor, she has been a practicing physician assistant in family medicine, emergency medicine, urgent care, and neurology. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and philosophy from St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin, and has a degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now a part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company, a major newspaper chain. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008-09. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.

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 the 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.

Gregory Twachtman is a Washington-based reporter covering health policy and economic trends. Prior to joining Frontline Medical Communications in April 2014, Gregory spent nearly eight years covering pharmaceutical reimbursement, comparative effectiveness research and health information technology at "The Pink Sheet." He has been a reporter for more than 17 years, covering a wide variety of topics, including wireless and satellite telecommunications, commercial nuclear power and the commercial airline industry. Gregory graduated in 1996 from St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, N.Y., with a Bachelors of Science in accounting.

Sharon Worcester is an award-winning reporter who has been covering health care since 1992. She first joined the Southeast bureau in 1996 after working as a daily newspaper reporter covering government and health, and spent the next 13 years covering medical research and continuing medical education meetings across the country and around the world. She rejoined the company in 2015 after a 5-year stint as a freelance reporter and writer. She has a master of arts degree in mass communication and print journalism from the University of Florida, Gainesville. Sharon is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Mitchel L. Zoler joined the Philadelphia bureau in 1992 and since then has covered more than 300 medical research meetings around the world. 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. He currently reports from Brussels. Follow him on Twitter @mitchelzoler.


Senior Editors

Jeff Evans
Catherine Hackett
Gina L. Henderson
Sally Koch Kubetin
Mark S. Lesney
Renee Matthews
Lora T. McGlade
Elizabeth Mechatie
Catherine Cooper Nellist
Laura Nikolaides
Richard Pizzi
Terry Rudd
Mary Ellen Schneider



Multimedia Producer
Nick Piegari

Editorial Production Manager
Carol Nicotera-Ward

Associate Editors

Lucas Franki
Richard Franki
Gwendolyn B. Hall
Jane Locastro
Christopher Palmer



Mary Jo M. Dales is Editor in Chief and Editorial Director of the Medical News Division. Mary Jo began her 30-year career with the company as a reporter and went on to become the editor for various 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, Medical News Division, 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, Medical News Division, joined the company as a reporter in 1993 and was promoted to editor of Ob.Gyn. News in 1998. She became executive editor of IMNG 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.

Contributing Reporters

Nancy Baron is a freelance reporter based in Holliston, Mass.
Debra L. Beck is a freelance reporter based in Toronto.
Ted Bosworth is a freelance reporter based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Thomas R. Collins is a freelance reporter based in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Randy Dotinga is a freelance reporter based in San Diego.
Patrick Frank is a videographer based in Alexandria, Va.
Sara Freeman is a freelance reporter based in London.
Nicola Garrett is a freelancer based in Sydney.
Tara Haelle is a freelance reporter based in Peoria, Ill.
Brian Hoyle is a freelance reporter based in Bedford, Nova Scotia.
Amy Karon is a freelance reporter based in San Jose, Calif.
Christine Kilgore is a freelance reporter based in Falls Church, Va.
Richard M. Kirkner is a freelance reporter based in Philadelphia.
Jim Kling is a freelance reporter based in Bellingham, Wash.
Robert Lodge is a videographer based in Olney, Md.
Susan London is a freelance reporter based in Seattle.
Damian McNamara is a freelance reporter based in Miami, Fla.
Mary Ann Moon is a freelance reporter based in Clarksburg, Md.
Roxanne Nelson is a freelance reporter based in Bellingham, Wash.
Bianca Nogrady is a freelance reporter based in Sydney.
Neil Osterweil is a freelance reporter based in Holliston, Mass.
Jennie Smith is a freelance reporter based in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Heidi Splete is a freelance reporter based in Chevy Chase, Md.

Last updated August 8, 2017