About Health Matters

Health Matters, an award-winning editorial website from NewYork-Presbyterian, shares stories of science, care and wellness.

Health Matters is recognized as a trusted source for health and wellness information, featuring insights from NewYork-Presbyterian’s leading experts and world-class doctors from Columbia and Weill Cornell Medicine.

Covering the latest health and wellness trends, medical advances, and inspiring stories of patient care, Health Matters answers the healthcare questions that are on your mind by asking our experts.

Our Editorial Standards

The editorial team at Health Matters adheres to the highest ethical standards in every aspect of content creation: Each article is thoroughly researched, reported, written, edited, and fact-checked by professional writers and editors, and reviewed by leading medical experts. 

As artificial intelligence continues to transform the content landscape, we remain committed to upholding these standards, while delivering timely, reliable, and engaging information. Human subject-matter experts will remain central to our production – contributing to and reviewing our content before publishing – and upholding our rigorous standards for accuracy.

Our Team

Health Matters is produced by the editorial team in NewYork-Presbyterian’s Office of Marketing and Communications. Articles are reviewed by leading experts from NewYork-Presbyterian.

Sharon Cotliar-Zweifach, Vice President, Editorial and Social Content

Courtney AllisonManaging Editor

Camille Bautista-Fryer, Senior Writer

Rick Brown, Video Editor

Julia Chang, Managing Editor, Reputation Marketing

Dorothy CucciWriter

Emily Driscoll, Lead Video Editor

Levi FishmanSenior Writer

Julia MorrillSenior Editor

Meghan Robstad, Senior Manager, Social Content and Strategy

Alexis RuppSocial Media Associate

Lucia Serje, Social Media Associate 

Angelique SerranoMultimedia Managing Editor

Kelly Stout, Senior Editor, Social

Laura Swalm, Senior Video Editor

Ainsley Wheeler, Content Operations Manager

Jason WirchinSocial Media Program Manager

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About NewYork-Presbyterian

NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive, integrated academic healthcare systems, dedicated to providing the highest quality, most compassionate care and service to patients in the New York metropolitan area, nationally, and around the world. In collaboration with two renowned medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian is consistently recognized as a leader in innovative, patient-centered clinical care, research and medical education.

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