David Burda
Editor
dburda@crain.com
312-649-5439

Oversees editorial content, direction and policy of magazine and entire editorial staff. Background includes 25 years reporting healthcare business news at various publications.MA, Journalism, Indiana University; BA, English, Elmhurst (Ill.) College. Joined Modern Healthcare in 1987.

Neil McLaughlin
Managing Editor
nmclaughlin@crain.com
312-649-5343

Oversees day-to-day editorial operations and production of magazine. Background includes reporter for the Associated Press in Chicago, Springfield, Ill., and Washington; reporter and assistant editor at City News Bureau of Chicago. MS, Journalism, Northwestern University; BA, Political Science, Loyola University. Joined Modern Healthcare in 1986.

Paul Barr
News Editor
pbarr@crain.com
312-649-5230

Oversees news coverage and edits weekly news section. Background includes managing editor for hedge fund publisher HedgeWorld, Chicago; senior editor for Online Investor magazine, Oak Brook, Ill.; and reporter for Pensions & Investments, Chicago. BA, Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana; MBA/MS Journalism, University of Illinois. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2004.

David May
Assistant Managing Editor/Features
dmay@crain.com
312-649-5451

Edits cover stories, special reports and other features. Background includes copy desk chief at the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Ill., and copy editor at the Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa. BA, Journalism, Northern Illinois University. Joined Modern Healthcare in 1989.

Keith Horist
Assistant Managing Editor/Graphics
khorist@crain.com
312-649-5467

Oversees all graphics for magazine as well as production and printing process. Background includes Crain Communications production department; English teacher, Elmwood Park, Ill. In 2007, Horist received the Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism for magazine design from the Chicago Headline Club, the Chicago chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Joined Modern Healthcare in 1987.

Pat Shrader
Online Editor
pshrader@crain.com
312-649-5418

Oversees the Daily Dose, a daily e-mail newsletter. Background includes news technology manager, Webmaster and copy editor at the Post-Tribune, Gary, Ind. He also worked at the Beaumont Enterprise and Port Arthur News, both in Texas. Has a BA in journalism and a degree in computer programming from Indiana University. Joined Modern Healthcare in July 2005.

Nicole Voges
Webmaster/Copy Editor
nvoges@crain.com
312-649-5231

Oversees Health IT Strategist, a daily e-mail newsletter, and Modern Physician, a twice-monthly electronic magazine. Background includes managing editor for The Magazine of Sigma Chi, and special projects/research editor and copy editor/editorial assistant for Modern Healthcare. BS, Magazine Journalism, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2005.

Gregg Blesch
Reporter/Chicago
gblesch@crain.com
312-397-7585

Covers legal affairs and regional healthcare business news in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Background includes healthcare reporter for the Daily Southtown, Tinley Park, Ill.; education reporter for the Columbian, a daily newspaper serving Vancouver, Wash. MS, journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; BA, English, Willamette University, Salem, Ore. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2007.

Joe Carlson
Reporter/Chicago
jcarlson@crain.com
312-649-5314

Covers not-for-profit hospitals and health systems and human resources issues, including staffing, labor and management. Also covers regional healthcare business news in Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Background includes court and municipal reporter for the Times of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Ind., and government affairs reporter for The Express-Times in Easton, Pa. Carlson has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Minnesota. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2008.

Joseph Conn
Reporter/Chicago
jconn@crain.com
312-649-5395

Reports on information technology, quality/patient safety and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Covers healthcare business news in Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. Background includes 24 years of reporting and editing with various news publications, teaching journalism at Valparaiso (Ind.) University and working as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone. BA, English, Valparaiso University. Joined Modern Physician in 2001.

Jean DerGurahian
Reporter/Chicago
jdergurahian@crain.com
312-649-5287

Reports on quality of care and patient safety. Covers regional healthcare business news in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi. Background includes former business reporter for the Albany (N.Y.) Times Union and technology reporter at the Capital District Business Review in Albany. She also served a brief stint as a public relations specialist for Albany Medical Center. DerGurahian has an MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in communications with a journalism concentration from Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y. She joined Modern Healthcare in 2007.

Matthew DoBias
Bureau Chief/Washington
mdobias@crain.com
202-662-7207

Covers Medicare, HHS/CMS, quality improvement, patient safety and healthcare business news in the District of Columbia and Delaware. Background includes reporter for Capitol News Service (Richmond, Va.), reporter/managing editor for the Illinois and Michigan Real Estate Journals, reporter/editor for Environment of Care Leader and Inside the Joint Commission (Rockville, Md.) Studied journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2005.

Melanie Evans
Bureau Chief/New York
mevans@crain.com
212-210-0209

Covers finance and governance news. Also covers healthcare business news in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Background includes healthcare and not-for-profits reporter at the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune. B.A., International Relations, Boston University; B.A., Journalism, University of Minnesota. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2004.

Vince Galloro
Reporter/Chicago
vgalloro@crain.com
312-649-5299

Covers investor-owned hospital chains and the Federation of American Hospitals. Also follows healthcare business news in Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Background includes business reporter at the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights,Ill. BS, Economics, University of Illinois. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2000.

Jennifer Lubell
Reporter/Washington
jlubell@crain.com
202-662-7215

Covers Medicare, HHS/CMS, quality improvement and patient safety as well as healthcare business news in the District of Columbia and Virginia. Background includes five years as a healthcare reporter at Elsevier Science covering physician payment and practice trends issues, and six years covering environmental/food safety issues for the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. M.S. degree in mass communication from Boston University's College of Communication and B.A. in journalism, minor in fine arts, from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2006.

Shawn Rhea
Reporter/New York
srhea@crain.com
212-210-0471

Reports on medical technology, medical suppliers, group purchasing organizations and healthcare news in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Was formally health reporter for the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, N.J., and the Post-Crescent in Appleton, Wis. Received MS, Journalism from Columbia University and BA, Communications from Howard University. Joined Modern Healthcare in April 2007.

Andis Robeznieks
Reporter/Chicago
arobeznieks@crain.com
312-649-5374

Reports on physician issues, healthcare construction/design and healthcare marketing. Covers healthcare business news in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Most recently he was the ethics and patient safety/quality reporter for AMNews, the weekly newspaper published by the American Medical Association. MS, Journalism, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; BA, Journalism, Eastern Illinois University. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2005.

Rebecca Vesely
Reporter/San Francisco
rvesely@crain.com
415-538-0204

Reports on healthcare payers and purchasers. Covers regional healthcare business news in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Most recently she was the regional healthcare reporter for the Oakland Tribune/Bay Area Newspaper Group, where she covered state and federal health policy, medical advances and health insurers and purchasers. She previously was sections editor/founding editor of Business 2.0 magazine and Washington bureau chief for Wired News. MS, Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; BA, international relations and French studies, Mills College, Oakland, Calif. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2007.

Jessica Zigmond
Reporter/Chicago
jzigmond@crain.com
312-280-3130

Covers public health, post-acute care, specialty hospitals and rural hospitals. Also follows healthcare news in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Background includes equities reporter at Reuters news service, Chicago. MSJ, Journalism, Northwestern University; BA, Political Science, Saint Mary's College, South Bend. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2005.

Oversees copy desk and assists with production. Responsibilities include editing news stories and features. Background includes copy editor for Advertising Age, the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Ill., and the Daily Dispatch, Moline, Ill. BA, English, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2002.

James Tehrani
Copy Editor
jtehrani@crain.com
312-649-5237

Edits copy. Background includes: senior editor, Consumers Digest magazine; senior editor, ChinaOnline.com; copy editor, Electronic Media (now known as TV Week), a sister publication of Modern Healthcare. BJ, Magazine Journalism, University of Missouri. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2006.

Stacie Williams
Copy Editor
smwilliams@crain.com
312-649-5344

Edits copy. Background includes: editorial assistant, Rethinking Schools magazine, Milwaukee; contributing writer, Milwaukee magazine; writer/page designer for the Chicago Defender; writer, Chicago Reporter. BA, journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2004.

Eric Semelroth
Assistant Graphics Editor
esemelroth@crain.com
312-649-5346

Assists in graphics, design, production and printing processes. Background includes editorial artist, Paddock Publications/the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Ill. Editorial cartoonist, the Lombardian and the Villa Park Review, Lombard, Ill. Master of Fine Arts degree, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; B.A. in Fine Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2008.

Rebecca Mielcarski
Special Projects/ Research Editor
rmielcarski@crain.com
312-397-5511

Oversees all surveys, lists and other research. Background includes editorial assistant, Modern Healthcare; copy editor, Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspapers, Time Out Chicago; researcher, Crain's Chicago Business. BA, Journalism, Columbia College Chicago. Joined Modern Healthcare in 2006.

Julia Gray
Editorial Assistant/Copy Editor
jgray@crain.com
312-280-3173

Edits copy and helps out with editorial assistant duties. Background includes writing about real estate and debt consolidation for TheStreet.com. Received a BA in Communications/Film at the University of Wisconsin and an MA in journalism at Columbia College in Chicago. Prior to journalism, Julia worked as an assistant film/video editor in Los Angeles on films and in television. She joined Modern Healthcare in January 2009.