|
|
Management Team
The management team of MDPublish.com represents a wide
range of experience with physicians in private practice,
teaching institutions, medical specialty groups,
pharmaceutical, medical device, and cosmetics companies.
 Anne Akers, Publisher / Founder
As Founder of Journal Publishing Group, Inc., (l990) Anne Akers has been
involved in medical publishing for over fifteen years. Ms. Akers was Associate
Publisher of the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology and for eight
years was Publisher of Educational Reviews in Dermatology, a comprehensive text
sponsored by Roche Pharmaceuticals to assist residents in preparing for Board
examinations. In 1998, Ms. Akers co-ventured this successful and unique approach
to medical education with Castle Connolly Medical to form Castle Connolly
Graduate Medical Publishing (CCGMP), Ltd., whose mission was to extend the
concept of board review manuals to other medical specialties. During Ms. Akers’
tenure as Founder/Publisher, this concept was expanded to fifteen specialty
areas and over l00,000 copies were distributed through educational grants
provided by major pharmaceutical companies. In 2003, Ms. Akers sold her
partnership interests in CCGMP. In 2004, Anne Akers and Wendy Lewis, well known
Author and Plastic Surgery consultant, collaborated in the formation of
MDPUBLISH.com.
Ms. Akers is also Founder/President of AD/MD (Advertising and
Marketing for Today’s Physician), whose mission is business development for
physicians in aesthetic medicine. Her client list is selective and has included
leaders in plastic surgery, dermatology, dermatologic surgery, and allied
fields. Consulting services include all aspects of practice management and
business development methodologies.
In addition, Ms. Akers is a Special Advisor to America’s Cosmetic Doctors and
Dentists,
www.AmericasCosmeticDoctors.com and
www.AmericasCosmeticDentists.com and Cosmetic Enhancement Expos.
She is a member of the Advisory Council of the Skin Cancer Foundation and has
been a Faculty Member of the Cine-Med Research Institute Cosmetic Boot Camp.
In the Winter of 2009, Ms. Akers launched a new consumer magazine called GLOW - Beauty, Health and Wellness. This publication provides quality Editorial content from Guest Editors as well as a distinguished Board of Medical Advisors including leaders in Integrative Medicine, Sports Medicine, Nutritional Health and Well Being, Men's Health, Women's Health, Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Opthalmology, and ENT specialists.
Ms. Akers attended Radford College and completed studies in Business
Management at New York University. She manages the publications, sales,
marketing and distribution process at MDPUBLISH.com from inception to
completion.
For further info, contact Anne Akers, Publisher, at
akersnyc@aol.com.
|
Wendy Lewis, Editorial Director / Founder
Wendy Lewis’ career in the medical world spans over two decades. She started her own consultancy in 1997. Her client roster includes private individuals, physicians, group practices, pharmaceutical, skin care and medical device companies in the U.S. and abroad.
She has a B.A. Cum Laude in English from Barnard College – Columbia University and attended Fordham University Graduate School of Business. She is the author of ten consumer books under her own name, including The Beauty Battle (Laurel Glen), and America’s Cosmetic Doctors and Dentists (Castle Connolly), now in its Second Edition. Her newest book is Plastic Makes Perfect (Orion 2007). Ms Lewis has also written and edited numerous books for physicians for commercial publishers including St. Martin's Press and Physicians Continuing Education.
In 1998, she launched her own consumer journal, WL Beauty Watch. She has had more than 200 articles published in magazines, newspapers and professional journals on two continents, including Financial Times, Sunday London Times, London Evening Standard, Tatler, InStyle, Medesthetics, and others. She writes a popular column for the You The Mail on Sunday, and is the Beauty & Skincare Editor on www.healthnewsdigest.com. She is also Contributing Editor to Plastic SurgeryProducts and Associate Editor for Aesthetic Buyers Guide.
She has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, Today New York, BBC, VH1, MSNBC, Discovery Channel, and has been a guest speaker for The Learning Annex, the 92nd Street Y, Society for Plastic Surgical Skincare Consultants, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, F.A.C.E., IMCAS, In-Cosmetics, and many other medical and cosmetics industry conferences. She also serves as the Global Trends Advisor to HBA Expo.
Visit WLBEAUTY.COM for more information on Wendy Lewis & Co. Ltd.
|
As CEO at Webtools Internet Solutions Ltd. since 2000, Mr. Berkman manages an international team of web professionals to provide MDPUBLISH.com clients with cutting edge web design, online advertising, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), e-newsletters, e-commerce, and other capabilities. He graduated from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College with a B.B.A. in Finance, Summa Cum Laude.
Mr. Berkman has consulted with Ben & Jerry's, Leapfrog Enterprises, The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Veraz Networks, Empire Diamond, Micell technologies, and Coca Cola Israel. Prior to Webtools, he gained significant technical and business expertise working with large venture capitals and helping develop the EZPC computer learning system. Mr. Berkman served as an Internet and IT specialist in the Israeli Defense Forces. He is fluent in Hebrew and Spanish.
Click here to learn more about Webtools Internet Solutions.
Click
here for MD Publish Associates
|
|
