The Med Writers is owned by Dr. Karen Vieira, SBA Miami’s 2018 Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year. She has a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences, a Masters in Management and years of corporate experience with a Fortune 50 company before starting The Med Writers. Our team of doctorate-level and MD writers have written and edited marketing and technical documents on many topics for countless clients. We currently have federal contracts doing writing and editing for the Army and the Department of Health and Human Services. The company’s successes can be attributed to our ability to think like their intended audience before starting to write, plus writing with the outcomes in mind.
About The Owner
Dr. Karen Vieira,
Owner Of The Med Writers
PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Master of Science, Management
University of Florida College of Business
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology
Florida Institute of Technology
Former Research Scientist, Kraft Foods
Long Term Research and Nutrition Research
Twenty years of medical & scientific writing experience. Trained in science writing, technical writing, copywriting and NLP writing. Passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and helping others do the same.
Dr. Karen Vieira is a multi-talented combination of scientific expertise, business savvy and enthusiasm for health and wellness.
Dr. Vieira started her career conducting research on sickle cell disease patients in the Sickle Cell Center in Atlanta, GA and from there moved on to doing laboratory-based gene therapy research for sickle cell disease. Since she too has the genetic disease, helping with sickle cell has been her life-long passion.
She has laboratory and clinical research experience both in academia and industry. After leaving academic research, she worked with the largest food company in America. As a senior research scientist at Kraft Foods, she did nutritional research to discover new health benefits of existing food ingredients and natural compounds. Her project areas included bone health, diabetes and cognitive health. While there, she also started a comprehensive cell culture research project, a first of its kind there, discovering and prioritizing novel and emerging food ingredients for health and wellness using cell culture studies. This project later became part of a $10 million joint venture with a Nobel prize laureate.
Dr. Vieira is the owner of The Med Writers, a medical and scientific writing company that helps researchers get published easier by writing for them and helps companies get the Google rank they want by writing credible informational content for their websites. The company was started in 2007 after Dr. Vieira left Kraft Foods. They have worked on projects for companies like Abbott, Belkin, Dole, Johnson & Johnson, Meijer Pharmacy, Merck, Omega XL, Pfizer, Sechrist, ShopRite Pharmacy, just to name a few. The company is comprised of a team of writers that are doctoral medical scientists, medical doctors, naturopathic doctors and chiropractic doctors, bringing credibility and their depth of experience to clients’ projects. They also formulate new dietary supplement blends for clients in the supplement industry, ensuring safety and efficacy.
The business is federally-certified as an 8(a), WOSB, MOSB and EDWOSB, and state-certified as a WBE, MBE, SBE in Florida.
Her charisma and knowledge have led to her winning many awards over the years. These include being SBA Miami’s 2018 Woman Owner Small Business Person of the Year, a finalist in the 2017 Xcelerate Wellington 2.0’s Homegrown People’s Choice Award, being selected as a 2016 SBA Emerging Leaders participant, winning the University of Florida Medical Guild research presentation, winning the Florida Tech Tri-Beta research presentation and being a Howard Hughes science grant recipient for an internship at Emory University.
As an international student with limited access to scholarship and grant money, plus zero access to student loans, Karen completed all 3 of her degrees solely with scholarship, grant and fellowship money, plus working in the food and telemarketing industries to support herself. The tenacity which she approached school with, enrolling in a doctorate and an MBA program concurrently, is the same way she approaches everything in life.
Her work has been published in many medical journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Nutrition Journal, Annals of General Psychiatry and International Archives of Medicine. She is a general health, cancer and weight loss coach, often volunteering her time to help people with their health conditions using dietary and lifestyle changes plus dietary supplements. With her experience as sickle cell patient and a sickle cell gene therapy researcher, she volunteers frequently various sickle cell organizations.
Executive Leadership
Medical Director
Specialties Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Chief Operating Officer
Project Management
Client Relations
Speaks basic Spanish
Researchers and Writers
Dr. Anna Pickering
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology
University of Hawaii
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Biophysics
Oregon State University
Post-doctoral Research
Oregon Health and Science University
Dr. Takeesha Roland Jenkins
PhD in Psychology
Grand Canyon University
MS in Psychology
Capella University
MS in Neurology
Humboldt University
BS in Biology
University of South Florida
Post-graduate studies and training in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Andrew Proulx
Doctor of Medicine Queen’s University
BS in Chemistry Brandon University
PhD Candidate in Psychology – Addiction Psychology
Dr. Bethany Sanstrum
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology University of Hawaii
MS in Biology University of Saint Joseph
BS in Psychology University of Evansville
MBA candidate
Augusta University
Dr. Roni Enten Vissoker
PhD in Nutritional Sciences
University of Haifa
MS in Nutrition
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
BS in Nutrition Bastyr University
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Dr. Marcus Martin
PhD in Microbiology working on HIV/FIV research
University of Florida
BS in Biology, minor in Chemistry
Morgan State University
Experienced in grant and marketing writing
Previous editor of a spine research journal
Experience running a clinical research organization
Dr. Heidi Lightfoot
MD/Doctor of Medicine
University of London
Master’s in Clinical Research
Imperial College London
Anesthesiology resident
Dr. Jamie Meegan
Post-doc research in Microvascular Physiology
Vanderbilt University
PhD in Medical Sciences – Cardiovascular Biology
University of South Florida
BS in Chemistry
Trine University
Dr. Deep Shukla
PhD in Neuroscience
Georgia State University
MS in Biology
Georgia State University
MS in Biotechnology
University of Mumbai
BS in Biotechnology
University of Mumbai
Dr. Brooke Dulka
PhD in Biological Psychology
University of Tennessee
BA in Psychology
Kent University
Post-doc in Psychology
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Dr. Candace Crowley
PhD in Immunology
NatiUniversity of California
BS in Biochemistry
California Polytechnic State University
Dr. Davis Sugar
Doctor of Medicine, MD
University of Medicine and Health Science
BA Psychology
Carleton University
BS Neuroscience
Carleton University
Research experience in breast cancer molecular markers
Board certified in US and Canada
Certified in ATLS, ACLS, PALS
Fluent in French
Dr. Ami Patel
PharmD
University of Maryland
Licensed clinical pharmacist
Experienced CME and SEO writer
Dr. Paz Etcheverry
PhD in Food Science and Technology
Cornell University
MS in Food Science and Nutrition
North Carolina State University
BS in Food Science Cornell University
Professor at University of Western States and the American College of Healthcare Sciences
Dr. Sandeep Kalirah
DC, Doctor of Chiropractic
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
BS in Health Sciences University of Western Ontario
Maureen McNulty
PhD research in Life Sciences – Cancer Biology for 7 years
Northwestern University
BS in Molecular Genetics, minor in English
Ohio State University
Alexia Williams
PhD candidate in Biological Psychology University of California, Davis
MA in Biological Psychology University of California, Davis
BS in Biology University of Massachusetts
Rheba Sam
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, DO student
Campbell University
BS in Molecular Neuroscience
Adelphi University
Cassandra Awgulewitsch
PhD candidate in Cell and Developmental Biology
Vanderbilt University
BS in Biology
College of Charleston
Lorelei Tucker
PhD candidate in Neuroscience Augusta University
BS in Chemistry Georgia Southern University
Susana Restrepo
PhD candidate in Pharmacology University of Colorado, Anschutz
BS in Biotechnology University of Florida
Emily Wagner
PhD research in
Pharmacology for 2 years
MS in Pharmacology – Cancer Biology
Colorado University Anschutz
BS in Biotechnology & Molecular Bioscience
Rochester Institute of Technology
Jaya Shahani
PhD research in Neuroscience on Parkinson’s for 4 years
University of the West Indies, Mount Hope
BS in Biology
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
Anna Schoenbach
MS in Science Writing
Johns Hopkins University
BA in Biological Sciences
Mount Holyoke College
Graphic Design
Dean Nicholas
Graphic Design
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Christopher Sands
BS in Fine Art
Experienced graphic designer, user interface designer and programmer
Behind The Scenes
Marketing
Finance
Administrative Assistant
Business Development
IT Specialist