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Diana Benzaia
215 West 92nd Street
New York, NY 10025
212/580-8433
dbenzaia@earthlink.net
CONSULTANT
Work with hospitals, medical schools, national health organizations, and pharmaceutical firms.
Create educational materials for physician, patient and public audiences, as well as public
relations and marketing materials.
Research/write/edit websites, CME, newsletters, annual reports, scripts,
articles (for professional journals and consumer magazines), brochures,
press kits, releases, speeches, videos, and develop clinical trials
recruitment programs.
See projects.
Special expertise: rheumatology, diabetology, and pain management.
Clients have included:
Alliance for Lupus Research
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Lyme Disease Foundation
Arthritis Foundation
Best Practice Project Management, Inc.
Beth Israel Medical Center
CCG Multimedia
Chamberlain PR (Novartis, Pfizer)
Endo Laboratories
George Washington University (DCCT)
Health Education Technologies (Burroughs Wellcome)
Kasman Associates (Pfizer)
Ketchum PR (Takeda)
Lenox Hill Hospital
Manning Selvage & Lee (Allergan)
Medicus/Interscience (Boehringer Mannheim, Lilly)
Mount Sinai Medical Center
National Institutes of Health (DCCT)
National Kidney Foundation
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York University Medical Center
nowPharma
Ogilvy PR Worldwide (Novartis, Merck)
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Washington University School of Medicine (ONTT)
EDITOR/WRITER
Websites
RealAge.com
HSS.edu/Rheumatology.asp
(Hospital for Special Surgery, 2001–2004)
Medscape
(WebMD, 2003–ongoing)
RheumatologyWeb.com (VertIbrae,
Inc., 2000–2003; publication ended)
More website information
Newsletters
Lupus Research Update(Alliance for Lupus Research, 2005–ongoing)
Arthritis Update Newsletter (Rx Remedy, 1993–1998)
Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease Review (American Diabetes Assn., 2002)
Pfipharmecs Executive Leadership Journal (Pfizer, 1985–86)
More newsletter information
Professional Journals
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Author of consensus report that formed the underlying basis of an article now in review.
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
Editor, supplement on psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, 2005
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Author of consensus report that has formed the basis of article now in review.
Journal of the National Medical Association
In 2005-6, I wrote short articles, on such topics as obesity, lupus, HIV, and pregnancy, for the "Tidbits" section of this journal aimed at minority physicians.
Additional bylined and ghosted articles have appeared in: American Druggist, Breath, Diabetes Spectrum, Hospitals, In VivoThe Business and Medicine Report, Pharmacy Times, Rheumatology.HSS.edu, and Sports Injury.
More journal information
WRITER
Book Author
The Lenox Hill Hospital Book of Symptoms and Solutions, author/editor (Random House, 1994)
The Well-Informed Patient’s Guide to Arthritis Surgery, co-author with Mark Figgie, MD (Dell, 1993)
Protect Yourself from Lyme Disease: The New York Medical College Guide (Dell, 1989)
Overcoming Rheumatoid Arthritis (Arthritis Foundation, 1983)
Book Contributor
The Guide to Off-Label Prescription Drugs (Free Press/Simon & Schuster, 2006)
Looking After Your Body: Owner’s Guide to Successful Aging (Reader's Digest, 2001)
Nature’s Pharmacy: Complete Guide to Nutraceuticals, Herbs & Supplements (Putnam, 2000)
Informed Decisions: American Cancer Soc. Guide to Detection & Treatment (Viking, 1997)
The Yale University School of Medicine Patient”s Guide to Medical Tests(Houghton Mifflin, 1997)
Foods That Heal, Foods That Harm (Reader’s Digest, 1996)
Reader’s Digest Guide to Cures and Treatments (Reader’s Digest, 1996)
The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Guide to Women’s Health (Hearst, 1995)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide (Crown, 3rd edition, 1995)
Reader’s Digest Great Health Hints & Handy Tips (Reader’s Digest, 1994)
The Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book (Hearst Books, 1992)
Home Health Handbook (International Masters Publishing, 1991)
Consumer Magazines
Have written more than 100 articles in major magazines and newspapers. See article list.
These articles have appeared in such consumer magazines as: Family Circle, McCall’s, Consumers Digest, Self, Health, Saturday Evening Post, Remedy, Harper’s Bazaar, American Health, Sunday Woman, Glamour, MDminute Diabetes, Prevention.
PRIOR AFFILIATIONS
The Arthritis Foundation/National Office - Associate Director, Communications
New York University Medical Center - Development Writer
National Foundation/March of Dimes - Associate Editor, Public Relations
Ziff-Davis Publishing Co. - Associate Editor, Airline Management & Marketing
MEMBER
American Society of Journalists & Authors, former Vice President
National Association of Science Writers
Editorial Freelancers Association
AWARDS
2000 National Health Information Silver Award
1996 Arthritis Foundation Russell L. Cecil Medical Journalism Award
1986 ASHA National Media Award/Reporting on Communications Disorders
1985 Council of Writers Organizations Outstanding Achievement Award
1983–84 William Harvey Award for Journalistic Achievement in Writing about Hypertension
EDUCATION
B.A. & M.A., Brooklyn College
Postgraduate studies, Fordham University & Wharton School
Introduction to Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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