Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word “medical” to the thriller genre, and twenty years after the publication of his breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. (more…)

Ron Cohen, MD, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Acorda Therapeutics since founding the company in 1995. (more…)

Michael McLaughlin, MD, is co-owner and Chief Scientific Officer of Peloton Advantage, a medical communications company providing service to the pharmaceuticals industry. He is also founder and president of Physician Renaissance Network. (more…)

PRN, formed in 2004, has now launched its new website as a resource for physicians with non-clinical careers and interests.

The profiles section features companies owned or run by physicians and bios of physicians working in non-clinical careers.

This section contains information on several key career areas for physicians.

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Dr. Edward Ikeguchi is one of the founders of Medidata Solutions, an electronic clinical data management company, where he works as the Chief Medical Officer. (more…)

Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. (more…)

Michael Palmer, M.D., is the author of The Society, Fatal, The Patient, Miracle Cure, Critical Judgment, Silent Treatment, Natural Causes, Extreme Measures, Flashback, Side Effects, and The Sisterhood. His books have been translated into thirty-five languages. He trained in internal medicine at Boston City and Massachusetts General Hospitals, spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of internal and emergency medicine, and is now an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society’s physician health program.

This biography and other information about Michael Palmer are available at michaelpalmerbooks.com.