Louiza Patsis

Louiza_Patsis@yahoo.com

www.LouizaPatsis.com

http://louizafitness.blogspot.com

(212)252-6947

EDUCATION          

New York University Chemistry BA 5/93

New York University MS Biomedical Journalism 5/97

Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Information Science with the Palmer School of Information Science, affiliated with New York University and C.W. Post of Long Island University

Science Courses        Biochemistry, Genetics, Oncology, Virology, Toxicology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Reporting, Feature, Medical, and Internet Writing Interests: Genetics, Oncology

HONORS Presidential and May Gruber Scholarships, National Honor Society

Professional Organizations National Honor Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Writers Union, National Association of Science Writers, American Medical Writers Association, National Academy of Science, American Women in Science, Landmark Education

 

BOOKS: The Boy in a Wheelchair 2003

Life, Work and Play: Poems and Short Stories 2004

Pocket Guide to Fitness 2007                                                  

 

CONSULTING:

 

Edutorial Services                                                                                                       7/07 –

  • Write science and social studies

            chapters for high school and

            college textbooks

 

Dunnington, Bartholomow & Miller LLP                                                                7/07 –

 

  • Translate business, legal and accounting

            documents from Greek to English

 

 

Reference Works, Incorporated                                                                               12/06 -                                                                                 

  • Senior Writer for medical, life science, and organic

chemistry chapters in upcoming textbook on science

editing, to be reviewed by Elsevier

 

Castle Connolly Graduate Medical Publishing, Ltd.                                     9/06 – 11/06

  • Senior Editor for chapters in medical and pharmacy

textbooks in areas such as: Immunology, Obstetrics -

Gynecology, Oncology, Pharmacology, and Rheumatoid

Arthritis

  • Corresponded with physicians and printers.

 

Kroes Communications                                                                                         6/05-7/05

  • Created Flash Points for Liver Transplant physician meeting           
  • Used scientific journal articles

 

Medicus Communicus in Taiwan                                                                       5/04-1/05

  • Edited neurology journal articles for grammar and science               

 

 US Pharmacist                                                                                                             12/04

  • Wrote an article on diabetes care centers in pharmacies

 

Ubiqus Reporting – translation services                                                                      5/04

  • Transcribed by Dictaphone an oncology meeting

      from Spanish to English

 

Intramed of Sudler and Hennessey, 5Strong, Adelphi Inc.,                              1/03-7/04

Wishbone, Inc.

  • and proofread monographs, scientific journal and

      poster advertisements, PowerPoint, and invitations

 

FULLTIME:

Wedgewood Communications                                                                              3/03-7/03           

Senior Project Editor                       

  • monographs, slide kits, advertising;
  • edited and rewrote sections of continuing medical education

and advertising for physicians, pharmaceutical representatives

and patients;

  • grammar, fact and reference checking and AMA style for CME;
  • textbook and Internet research;
  • communication with freelance writers
  • created PowerPoint presentations

 

Forest Laboratories                                                                                               2/00-6/00

Technical Writer                  

  • checked and edited lab data for the FDA and the NDA
  •  worked with a team of scientists to analyze and compile

       Celexa™ analytical data; ACS and AMA styles

 

 

 

Wyeth                                                                                                                    11/99-2/00

Technical Writer                              

  • compiled generic drug information for the NDA and FDA
  • worked with a team of scientists to analyze and compile

Metformin data

  • ACS and AMA styles; Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint      

 

McGraw-Hill                                                                                                        11/98-1/99

Education and medical writer and editor                          

  • edited science textbooks for grade schools;

edited/rewrote medical textbooks

  • supervised the rewriting of 1970’s books for grades K-6
  • edited medical textbooks and rewrite passages

 

Gersten, Savage, Kaplowitz                                                                                  6/98-8/98

Paralegal/legal secretary

                                                                                                        

Northshore University Hospital                                                                            2/98-5/98                          

Department of Gastroenterology                

Medical office manager

  • consultant to gastroenterologist for journal articles

and annual meeting presentation

  • AMA style and wrote HTML articles online for biomedical

hospital website

 

SKILLS  AMA and AP style, HTML, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe, PowerPoint, Internet, Lexis Nexus, dictaphone, medical terminology, slides, typing, switchboard

 

LANGUAGES Greek and Spanish