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News releases related to biology and medicine are posted online on the date of their embargo. During the embargo period, our releases are accessible to qualified journalists on EurekAlert!, an online news resource sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. We will fax embargoed news releases and manuscripts on request.
The University of Chicago Medicine Media Team
The Media Team is available 24 hours a day to assist media professionals in search of expert healthcare sources, including physicians and researchers.
Primary media line
(773) 702-0025
After normal business hours, dial (773) 753-1880 and press 8026 to have an on-call team member paged.
Cheryl L. Reed, Director of Strategic Communications
cheryl.reed@uchospitals.edu
Administrative issues, hospital finance, labor-management, community relations, affiliations, patient safety, quality of care, Global Health Initiative
Lorna W.S. (Lim) Wong, Assistant Director of Media and Social Media
lorna.wong@uchospitals.edu
(773) 702-0188
Breaking news
John Easton, Senior Science Writer
john.easton@uchospitals.edu
(773) 795-5225
Cancer, adult medicine (GI, cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, etc.), medical ethics, imaging-radiology, radiation therapy, pathology, anesthesiology, Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence
Rob Mitchum, Senior Science Writer
robert.mitchum@uchospitals.edu
(773) 795-5227
Neuroscience, research, genetics, biology, internal medicine, evolution, biomedical education, ethics
Dianna Douglas, Senior Media Relations Specialist
dianna.douglas@uchospitals.edu
(773) 702-3641
Pediatrics, transplants, obstetrics and gynecology, alternative and complementary medicine
Tiffani Washington, Senior Media Relations Specialist
tiffani.washington@uchospitals.edu
(773) 702-5865
Urban health, community affairs, women's health, pediatrics
Matt Wood, Media and Social Media Specialist
matthew.wood@uchospitals.edu
(773) 702-5894
Social media, celiac disease, diabetes, burn unit/center
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