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About Me

I’m Heather Lindsey, a freelance health and medical writer with more than 20 years of experience. I create clear and concise content for patient, consumer, and physician websites and publications. My work spans a wide range of topics, including:

  • cardiology

  • gastroenterology

  • infectious disease

  • neurology

  • oncology

  • orthopedics

  • nutrition

  • fitness

  • complementary medicine

  • health policy

Whether writing in-depth articles, patient stories, or content strategies, my mission is to inform and engage.

A picture of Heather Lindsey, writer and editor.

Experience

NYU Langone

2014-Present

Writer/Editor/Content Strategist

  • Create high-quality web content to drive organic search traffic and patient appointments; 53% of digital appointment volume is attributed to natural search

  • Write care and services pages and health condition guides for nyulangone.org

  • Write patient stories for nyulangone.org/news

  • Interview physicians and researchers to create and edit content for med.nyu.edu and medli.nyu.edu

  • Enhance content based on SEO best practices

  • Develop and refine information architecture

  • Review content in staging for quality assurance

Weill Cornell Medicine

2015- Present

Reporter

  • Interview research scientists and report their findings for the online newsroom at news.weill.cornell.edu

Onward Publishing

2015-Present

Writer​

  • Write physician bios and patient testimonials for Northwell Health

 

Business Insider

2021-Present

Reporter

  • Research and write articles for healthcare innovation and trends series on topics such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence

 

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