Karen Berger
Karen Berger, co-author of A Woman’s Decision: Breast Care, Treatment, and Reconstruction, is a respected medical writer and publisher who has spent the past 28 years interviewing and surveying women with breast cancer. She has lectured widely on women’s health, breast cancer, doctor-patient communication, and breast reconstruction issues and works with breast cancer support groups throughout the country, providing information and guidance to breast cancer patients. The results of her surveys of thousands of U.S. women with breast cancer form the foundation for this new edition of A Woman’s Decision, which has sold more than 40,000 copies since its first publication.
She has been a speaker for the American Cancer Society and has coordinated local community education programs on breast cancer. She has been interviewed on national, regional, and local radio and television programs, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Lehrer Report, and CNN, about women’s health issues, breast cancer, and breast reconstruction and has received national coverage in The New York Times, Newsweek, Time magazine, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and U.S. News & World Report. Karen Berger is also founder, president, and CEO of a medical publishing company that produces award-winning surgical publications for a professional audience.
John Bostwick III, MD
Former Professor and Chairman, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Maxillofacial Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
During his career, Dr. Bostwick helped pioneer techniques in breast reconstruction and was one of the foremost breast surgeons and plastic surgeons in the world. Dr. Bostwick is deceased.
Glyn Jones, MD
Professor of Surgery (Plastic), Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois
Dr. Jones is a talented plastic surgeon who trained with Dr. John Bostwick and was his colleague at Emory University in Atlanta. He is an outstanding surgeon who possesses superb patient communication skills. Dr. Jones received postgraduate training in general and plastic surgery in Rhodesia and Cape Town, South Africa and completed his residency in plastic surgery at Emory University in Atlanta. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Prior to joining Illinois Plastic Surgery, Dr. Jones was a full-time faculty member at Emory University for over 10 years. With extensive qualifications and experience in all cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, Dr. Jones specializes in facial and body cosmetic surgery and breast reconstruction after cancer. Dr. Jones has written and lectured extensively.
About the Publisher, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc.
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Quality Medical Publishing (QMP) is a small, independent publisher that is widely recognized for its award-winning publications and the reputations of its authors. Founded in 1986, the company has extensive experience in the industry and is highly regarded for its longstanding ties with the medical community. QMP has a reputation for leading the way with landmark publications that help shape the industry. Its mission is to serve the educational needs of the medical community and inform physicians and consumers about the latest developments in the field.
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