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Andis Robeznieks

Andis Robeznieks

Andis rejoined the AMA in 2017 after an earlier stint as quality and safety reporter with American Medical News. He covered the same subjects at Modern Healthcare, and also wrote about physician affairs, health care construction, information technology and public health.

Most recently, Andis was an independent reporter with stories appearing in Healthcare Financial Management Association publications, Hospitals & Health Networks, MedCity News, and other publications and websites. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University, where he majored in journalism.

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Brendan Murphy

Brendan Murphy

Brendan Murphy joined the AMA in 2016. Prior to joining the writing team at AMA Wire, he reported on various topics, including health care. His work has appeared in The Wednesday Journal, Columbia Missourian, Vine Line and ESPN.com, among other publications. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Marc Zarefsky

Marc Zarefsky

Contributing writer Marc Zarefsky is a communications consultant who works with C-suite executives, top-ranked universities, nonprofit organizations, and a variety of associations.

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Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team.

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James L. Madara, MD

James L. Madara, MD

Dr. Madara has served as the CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association since 2011. He also holds the academic title of adjunct professor of pathology at Northwestern University.

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Tanya Albert Henry

Tanya Albert Henry

Tanya Albert Henry is an award-winning freelance writer who has been covering health care for 20 years.

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Amy Farouk

Amy Farouk

Amy Farouk joined the AMA in 2007 and served as the founding writer and editor for AMA Wire®, a post she held until 2016. She has covered health care topics from court cases to health IT and from Medicare payment policies to physicians' personal finance. Prior to joining the AMA, Amy taught writing at Florida State University, from which she also holds a masters degree in English Literature.

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Lyndra Vassar

Lyndra was a staff writer for AMA Wire from 2016 to 2017.

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Troy Parks

Troy Parks

Troy was a news writer for the AMA from 2015 to 2017. In addition to writing for the AMA, his work has appeared in newsletters and publications of the Colorado Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the Washington State Medical Association, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Oblong Magazine. 

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