If you need high-quality writing for your medical or health business, look no further.
As a pharmacist by trade, there’s a good chance I’ve personally connected with your audience. As an internationally published medical writer (member of AMWA), I know how to break down complex jargon and make it easy to swallow. I’ve also worked with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals, so I’m fluent in Doc-speak if you're needing technical writing.
No matter who your audience is, I am able to connect with them through carefully crafted content.
My core services include:
- Medical and health content writing
- Medical editing
- Medical proofreading
- Medical technical writing
With so much misinformation and false claims appearing in the medical niche, it’s important that your content is FDA and FTC compliant. My background in research and appraising journal articles will ensure your content's credibility.
I am also well-versed in:
- SEO content writing
- Content marketing
- Content strategy
These skills work hand-in-hand to make sure you’re meeting the current standards of today’s digital environment. Don’t fight for attention when you can show up and be respected for the value your content brings. Your audience will grow, thank you, and rightly compensate you for it.
Invite me to your next project if you want highly researched, engaging content. Or if you just need a medical eye on your copy. Whether it’s for patients, consumers, or physicians, I can take care of it.
NOTE:
I prefer to work with forward-thinking businesses who know the value of good writing. More points if you know what content strategy and SEO can do for your business.
Joshua E.
Physician | Medical Writer | Clinical & Scientific Reviewer
San Diego, California
$100/hr$100 per hour5.0 (2) 8 jobs $1K+ total earnings
I’m a physician with a strong background in medical writing, clinical research, scientific editing, and healthcare communication. My experience includes peer-reviewed publications, cardiovascular and internal medicine research, conference abstracts, literature reviews, and editorial review of scholarly submissions. I specialize in producing accurate, evidence-based medical content while maintaining clarity, professionalism, and scientific integrity.
My work has involved collaboration with physicians, researchers, and academic institutions on projects related to cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, maternal cardiovascular health, healthcare disparities, and evidence-based medicine. I have contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international medical conferences, including work associated with the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and Mayo Clinic research presentations.
In addition to research and publication experience, I have served in editorial review roles evaluating scientific articles and abstracts for quality, accuracy, and clinical relevance. This has strengthened my ability to critically assess medical literature, identify inaccuracies, improve readability, and communicate complex concepts effectively to both professional and general audiences.
Services I provide include:
• Medical writing
• Scientific & research writing
• Medical editing & proofreading
• AI-generated medical content review
• Literature reviews
• Manuscript editing
• Clinical research assistance
• Healthcare blog/article writing
• Patient education materials
• Case reports & abstracts
• Evidence-based fact checking
• AMA & APA formatting
• Presentation & slide development
I understand the importance of precision, deadlines, confidentiality, and professional communication. Whether you need high-quality healthcare articles, manuscript review, research support, or medical content validation, I aim to deliver work that is accurate, reliable, and backed by current medical evidence.
Areas of interest and expertise include:
Internal Medicine | Cardiology | Electrophysiology | Heart Failure | Preventive Medicine | Healthcare Disparities | Medical Education | Clinical Research
I look forward to helping bring high-quality medical and scientific projects to life.
Katharine S.
Science and Writing Specialist
Saint Paul, Minnesota
$70/hr$70 per hour4.9 (37) 86 jobs $100K+ total earnings
I am a former biomedical researcher with a knack for writing and an eye for detail.
My skill sets include writing scientific articles, technical content and web copy; editing manuscripts, technical writing and grant proposals; and designing and troubleshooting experiments. I find projects that allow me to make complex, technical subject matter accessible and compelling to any individual particularly rewarding, and my broad skill set and experience make me an ideal candidate for projects in small businesses, research labs and startups.
My professional experience began as an award-winning biology instructor at the college and university levels, teaching entry- through graduate-level courses for over three years. Over the next decade, I performed highly technical heart research, where I discovered a new form of dilated cardiomyopathy and developed and implemented a gene therapy treatment in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
I now work exclusively as a science consultant and freelance writer.
Morey F.
Medical Writer | Clinical Evidence, Healthcare Content & Marketing
Naples, Florida
$65/hr$65 per hour5.0 (6) 17 jobs $8K+ total earnings
I write healthcare content that has to be accurate, useful, and persuasive without overreaching. I’m a medical/scientific writer with a DDS degree and extensive clinical experience, so I’m comfortable working with both the science behind the material and the communication decisions that determine whether the finished content actually works for its audience.
Much of my work begins where ordinary copywriting stops. I review the underlying evidence, identify where claims are stronger than the research supports, and determine how much technical detail belongs in the finished piece. Then I translate that information into clear content for patients, clinicians, healthcare organizations, professional audiences, or marketing teams.
Recent projects have included clinical evidence interpretation, pharmaceutical patient education, telehealth/MSO website review, healthcare landing pages, LinkedIn lead-generation campaigns, follow-up email sequences, medical and health SEO content, clinician- and patient-facing educational material, and continuing-education curriculum.
My work includes:
• Medical, scientific, and healthcare articles and guides
• Medical editing, fact-checking, and clinical content review
• Evidence interpretation and healthcare claims evaluation
• Patient education and clinician-facing content
• Healthcare landing pages, LinkedIn campaigns, and email sequences
• B2B healthcare marketing and lead-generation copy
• SEO/AEO/GEO healthcare articles and web content
• Continuing education, curriculum, and training materials
• Specialized dental and oral-health content when clinical expertise is needed
I work comfortably with clinical literature, study design, endpoints, limitations, generalizability, and source validation. I also understand that accurate healthcare content still has to communicate. A landing page needs to move the reader forward. A campaign needs a clear message. Patient education has to make sense to someone who does not speak clinically. Clinician-facing material has to respect what the audience already knows.
My background includes decades of clinical experience along with professional education, curriculum development, editorial work, patient communication, and healthcare marketing. I have also co-authored a peer-reviewed article on lasers in cosmetic dentistry. That combination is particularly useful when a project requires more than clean prose—when the evidence needs to be checked, the positioning needs to be sharpened, or the content needs to be reorganized for a different audience.
Clients can expect careful research, clinically responsible wording, strong organization, and writing that sounds natural rather than generic or overproduced.
If you have a brief, draft, study, website, campaign, or source material that needs clinical judgment as well as strong writing, send it to me. I can quickly identify where the evidence, structure, claims, messaging, or audience fit need the most attention.
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