News Writing & Coverage
Selected editorial work from my journalism career — covering regulatory affairs, executive strategy, product safety, and industry leadership.
Topics
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What started as a look at the medtech industry overall, quickly became an indicator of how investors at the largest companies in the world were feeling about the new GLP-1 compound in the pharmaceutical industry.
Regional Bronze Award for Enterprise News Story
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors in 2025
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I developed a CEO pay ratio ranked list specifically for the medical device industry’s largest companies. It was the first analysis that fully reporting on salaries of executives specifically in the medtech industry. It inspired an ongoing series at my publication that analyzed CEO salaries annually.
Regional Bronze Award for Data Journalism
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors in 2024
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Regional Bronze Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2024
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Regional Silver Award for Company Profile
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2024
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Regional Bronze Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2023
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Regional Silver Award for Enterprise News Reporting
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2023
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Regional Bronze Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2022
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Regional Silver Award for Print Special Issue or Supplement
Issued by American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2023
Award-Winning Projects
BREAKING NEWS
J&J MedTech is restructuring its DePuy Synthes orthopedics business
BD to acquire Edwards Lifesciences’ Critical Care business for $4.2B
Johnson & Johnson completes $13B Shockwave Medical acquisition
EU orders Illumina to divest Grail after ‘unlawful’ merger
Titan Medical licenses out most of its IP to Intuitive, CEO steps down
DATA ANALYSES
How GLP-1s tanked and reshaped the medtech stock market in 2023
How does medtech CEO compensation compare?
Untangling medtech CEO pay ratios: Exploring the industry’s corner office compensation dynamics
Diversity in medtech: Women hold less than a quarter of executive roles in medtech
MDO analysis: FDA medical device recalls drop to lowest levels since 2013
PROFILES
Vision check with FDA CDRH Director Dr. Michelle Tarver
The secret behind Intuitive’s surgical robotics success
Patient-centered VR design fuels Penumbra’s Immersive Healthcare future
Rachel Ellingson is driving Zimmer Biomet toward new tech
How Abbott stayed two steps ahead of COVID-19
Ananya Health wants to bring battery-powered cryoablation to the global fight against cancer
TECH-FOCUSED
This inventor laid the foundation for today’s pacemakers
How Abbott engineered a catheter-delivered device for premature babies
How this inside-out vascular access system simplifies catheter placement
3 pitfalls to consider when creating catheter delivery systems
Design considerations you need to know when making ablation catheters to treat AFib
BUSINESS NEWS
Outset Medical investors target executive pay after recalls and warning letter
Biden administration tariff hikes target medtech products
Sony wants a stake in the surgical robotics market
How medtech could be affected by a U.S. government shutdown
Haemonetics to acquire OpSens for more than $250M, expanding cardiology device portfolio
Medtronic names former Amazon consumer robotics VP as chief technology and innovation officer