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      LYLAH CURTIS

MEDICAL RESEARCHER AND WRITER

309-49 63 rd Avenue, Apartment 6K

Forest Hills, NY 11001

Home 718-997-1230

Cell 847-769-9876

Lylah@aol.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

·         Medical Writer- Published 69 papers on medical/environmental topics in peer reviewed medical literature, including many papers as first or sole author. My medical papers have been cited in other peer reviewed literature at least 541 times. Also reviewed over 50 papers for publication and published 150+ articles in popular medical literature over last 20 years.

·         Medical  and Public Health Researcher- 20+ years experience in a wide range of medical and public health areas including allergy, environmental health, infection control, nutrition, cancer, psychiatry and gerontology. Experienced in many lab techniques including mycology/bacteriology, indoor air quality sampling, ELISA, cell culture and chemical analysis.  Also familiar with many types of human diagnosis and treatment from my medical school and medical assisting work.

·         Pharmaceutical Contract Writing Experience- Experienced in writing medical regulatory 505(b)(2), phase 1-3 clinical protocols, safety monitoring and orphan drug documents. Reviewed NDA, ANDA and IND submissions. Familiar with FDA guidance documents, and MedDRE terms.  Have decades of experience in working with medical databases like Pub Med, Google Scholar and Clinical Trials.gov.

·         Fast Writer.  Blessed with the ability to write papers quickly and accurately.  Wrote the main draft of my 77,000 word Elder Nutrition Book in only 7 weeks. Very experienced in using medical databases such as Pub Med, Clinical Trials, Google Scholar etc.

·         Broad Medical/Scientific Background. My broad background in clinical medicine, environmental health, public health, indoor air quality, infection control, biochemistry and statistics compliments my broad background in medical writing

·         Math/Statistics.  Completed 4 courses biostatistics and 4 course calculus/ differential equations.  Proficient in SPSS statistical program.

EDUCATION

St. Christopher's University  2001-6

MD 2006.  Medical Study

·         Also did volunteer work at Glen Elston Retirement Home (Chicago), at Lake Shore Psychiatric Hospital and on the Chicago CARE Asthma Van. 

·         Passed all 4 USML exams. Copies of my 50 positive clinic evaluations available on request.

U of Illinois at Chicago  1991-3

MS Magna Cum Laude- Public Health/ Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences 1993

·         MS Thesis: Bacterial & Fungal Modeling in Hospitals.  GPA 4.61/ 5.00.

·         My education includes 5 courses in statistics.

Loyola University of Chicago 1983-5

MS Summa Cum Laude- Biology   GPA 3.83/4.00

·         MS Thesis: Regulation of Nitrate Reductase Activity in Soybeans

Valparaiso U- 1977-81

BS- Biology & Chemistry Double Major

·         GPA 3.04/4.00.

MEDICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING 1991 TO PRESENT

Mediatrition, Rockwall, TX  2008 to present- Medical Writer and Editor- Also wrote popular medical blog

Human Ecologist, Atlanta, GA 1991 to present- Medical Writer and Editor.

Manhattan Health Consultants, NYC, NY.  February to July 2011.  Worked on several clinical studies and case series and assisted with patient care.  Successfully started  200+ patient IV’s.

Freelance Medical Writer, Chicago and other locations 1991 to Present.  Worked on writing book chapters, papers for publication and pharmaceutical and medical legal work.  Also have written CME= continuing medical education materials. 

Pharmaceutical Contract Writer.  2008 to present.  Worked on drug safety, 505(b)(2), phase 1-3 clinical trial and orphan drug documents. Also involved in strategic publication management for universities and pharmaceutical companies.  Familiar the Word Office Suite, Sharepoint, Windows XP and many medical databases such as PubMed, Clinical Trials and Google Scholar.  Experienced with medical terminology/ numerology such as MedRAM and ICD-9 codes.

Working full time temporary contract position with Camargo Pharmaceutical Services in Cincinnati, OH, July to October 2010.

Medical Grant Writer, Chicago and other locations.  Intermittent.  Have written large portions of several medical grants which were later funded.

Medical Writer and Researcher.  Rush University of Chicago, Asthma and Immunology. Dept  2009 to 2010.  Medical Writer and Researcher.

Medical Writer and Researcher.  University of Illinois at Chicago.  School of Public Health  1991 to 2009.  Received a CDC commendation for EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE for my work on a lung hemorrhage project.

Sensitivity Matters Ringwood, Victoria, Australia. 2003 to 2006  Medical Writer, Researcher and Editor.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS  (I have 40+ more which are not listed)

·         Elder Nutrition- A Popular, Comprehensive Book About Nutrition For Those Over 70 Years by Luke Curtis.   April 2010.  Xlibris Press.  347 pages. Presented  talk on Elder Nutrition- 8/12/2010 Gates Manor Wilmette, IL.. Newsletter interview/ article in Wilmette Life, Wilmette, IL 5/27/10. Radio Interviews:  WKRE Warrenton, MO- 3/23/2011 “Livewire”, WGCB-620 Columbia, SC  Gary Poscheck  “Health, Wealth and Happiness” 4/8/2011, KHN David Snow- Honolulu, Hawaii- “Dr. Health”  4/9/2011, 106KHQ  “Northern Health” with Pat Serwach, Harbor Springs, MI 5/25/2011, “Dresser After Dark” BBS Radio, Mequon, WI 6/27/11, Tony Borrelli “Talk of Connecticut, 7/11/11  WDRC Bloomfield, CT, “Conversations with Cogee” 1230 AM Las Vegas, NV (Warner)  on 7/25/11, “Lewis at Large” KLKC-AM, Lawrence, Kansas on ______, and  Victoria Hansen “Black Book Cooking” PO Box 2726 Bowral NSW 2576 Australia on ______.

·         Aspergillus, Fusarium and Stachybotrys- by Luke Curtis- 3 articles published in Salem Health- Infectious Diseases and Conditions, 2011 in Press.

·         Infections in Hospitals and Nursing Homes by Ginny Lee, Luke Curtis. Jaqueline Vance, Lorraine Harkavy  Chapter 23 in Nursing Malpractice, Edited by Patricia Iver and Barbara Levin.   Med League Press.   Pages 673-796, 2011

·         Chronic Closteridium difficile Leg Infection and Above Knee Amputation Following Knee Replacement by Luke Curtis, Paul Sasser ___________ in preparation.

·         New-Onset Bipolar Disorder Following Heavy Exposure to Pesticides and Solvents by Adrienne Sprouse, Luke Curtis and Barbara Bartlik.  Submitted to Bipolar Disorders 2011

·         More Nutritional Support Needed to Prevent Pneumonia in Elderly Patients by Luke Curtis.  Respiratory Medicine 2010;104(7):1079-82.

·         Better Hospital Nutrition Needed to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality from Fungal Infections by Luke Curtis.  Critical Care Medicine 2010 38(12):2428-9.

·         Fungal Exposure Endocrinopathy in Sinusitis with Growth Hormone Deficiency: The Dennis Robertson Syndrome by Donald Dennis, David Robertson and Luke Curtis   Inhalation Toxicology 2009;25(9-10):669-680.

·         Asthma Morbidity in Adult Chicago Public Housing Residents  by  Anissa Lambertino, Mary Turyk, Luke Curtis, and Victoria Persky  Journal of Asthma 2009;46:202-6.

·         More Environmental Controls Needed to Prevent Hospital Acquired Candida Infections by Luke Curtis.  Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2009; 41:542-3.

·         Interviews on health effects of molds, indoor air quality and infection control.  Doug Kaufmann interviewing Luke Curtis for his TV program "Find Out the Cause".  "Find Out the Cause” is broadcast to households containing 107,000,000 viewers in the USA.  June 23, 2008

·         Environmental Control of MRSA and other Nosocomial Infections by Luke Curtis.  Journal of Burn Care & Research Nov/Dec 2008;29(6):1015.

·         More Environmental Prevention of Gram Negative Infections Needed by Luke Curtis.  Respiratory Care August 2008;53(8):1091-2.

·         Prevention of hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections: review of non-pharmacological interventions.  By Luke Curtis.  Journal of Hospital Infection July 2008;69:204-19.  Also wrote up questions from this article that are used for CME= continuing medical education.

·         Functional Neuroimaging for Clinical Evaluation of Mild to Moderate Toxic Encephalopathic Brain Disease: A Study of 7 Patients by Phillip Epstein, Lukasz Konopka and Luke Curtis. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine 2008 17(3):148-56.

·         Nutrition, Copper and Myelodysplasia by Luke Curtis Transfusion Med. 2008;18:315-6.

·         Clinical Roundup- Treatment of Chronic Fatigue: Addressing Sleep Disorders by Luke Curtis.  Alternative and Complimentary Therapies.  June 2008;14(3):128-131.

·         Environmental Control Critical for Controlling Closteridium difficile infections by Luke Curtis.  Journal of Chemotherapy, Farmacia & Terapia  (Florence, Italy) 2008; 20(3):385-6.

·         Nutritional and Environmental Approaches to Preventing and Treating Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- A Review.   By Luke Curtis and Kalpana Patel Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.  January 2008:14(1):79-85.

·         A Comprehensive Approach to Treating Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  By Kalpana Patel and Luke Curtis.  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.  December 2007;13(10):1091-8.

·         Amelanotic Melanoma- a case series by Angeles Valdes, Ann Marie Kulekowskis and Luke Curtis.  American Family Physician December 1, 2007;76(10):1614-5.

·         Environmental Skin Disorders by Luke Curtis. Human Ecologist. Winter 2006;112:15-20.

·         Adverse Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution by Luke Curtis, Patricia Smith, Yaqin Pan, Erwin Fenyves.  Environment International August 2006; 32(6):815-830.  This paper has already been cited other peer reviewed literature 81 times!

 

·         Controlling asthma by Luke Curtis.  Sensitivity Matters December 2005;45:6-13.

·         Aspergillus Surveillance in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Luke Curtis, Peter Scheff, Salvatore Cali, Lorraine Conroy, Ronald Hershow, Kirk Baker, Felice Norlock.  Journal of Hospital Infection 2005;59(3):188-196.

·         Migraine Headaches: their Causes and Treatment.  By Luke Curtis and Lynda Petersen.  Human Ecologist Summer 2005;106:14-19.

·         Arthritis and its Treatment by Luke Curtis.  Sensitivity Matters June 2005;44:12-17.

·         Adverse Human Effects of Indoor Mold by Luke Curtis, Alan Lieberman, Martha Stark and Marsha Vetter. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine 2004;(3):261-74. This paper was accepted as an official medical society by 4 international medical societies.

·         Pollen: Basic Biology, Health Effects and Treatment.  By Luke Curtis.  Sensitivity Matters December 2004;42:10-7.

·         Chemical Exposures and Adverse Neurological Effects by Luke Curtis.  Sensitivity Matters March 2004 pages 10-6.

·         Composting and other Alternatives to Leaf Burning by Luke Curtis.  Presentation to the Winnebago County Board in Rockford, Illinois on January 6, 2003.  Ban on leaf/brush burning in Winnebago County enacted March 13, 2003.

·         The Effect of Ozone and Aeroallergens on the Respiratory Health of Asthmatics by Mary Ross, Victoria Persky, Peter Scheff, Joseph Chung, Luke Curtis, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan, Richard Wadden and Daniel Hryhorczuk.  Archives of Environmental Health November/December 2002;57(6):568-578.

·         Pigeon Allergens in Indoor Environments-  A Preliminary Study by Luke Curtis, Bao-Shing Lee, Danlin Cai, Irina Morozova, Ji-Lao Fan, Peter Scheff, Victoria Persky, Camile Einoder and Seth Diblee.  Allergy July 2002;57(7):627-631.

·         Bioaerosol Emissions from a Suburban Yard Waste Composting Facility by Daniel Hryhorczuk, Luke Curtis, Peter Scheff, Joseph Chung, Michael Rizzo, Cynthia Lewis, Nico Keys and Michael Moomey.  Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (Lublin, Poland) December 2001;8:177-185.

·         Bioaerosol Concentrations after the 1993 Floods by Luke Curtis, Mary Ross, Victoria Persky, Peter Scheff, Richard Wadden, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan and Daniel Hryhorczuk.  Indoor and Built Environment 2000;9:35-43.

·         Chicago Community Based Asthma Intervention Trial: Feasibility of Peer Education in an Inner City Population by Victoria Persky, Lenore Coover, Eva Hernandez, Alicia Contreras, Julie Slezak, Julie Piorkowski, Luke Curtis, Mary Turuk and Peter Scheff.  Chest 1999;116(4 Suppl 1) 216S-223S.

·         Mite Allergen Concentrations after the 1993 Floods by Luke Curtis, Mary Ross, Victoria Persky, Peter Scheff, Richard Wadden, Viswanthan Ramakrishnan and Daniel Hryhorczuk.  Allergy 1997;52:642-649. 

·         Acute Pulmonary Hemorrhage Among Infants, Chicago 1992-4 by M Wylan, Pam Diaz, Luke Curtis et al.  Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Reports 2/3/1995;44:72-74.

                              

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