Blog Authors

David Riley MD has been a researcher and medical editor since 1995.  He co-led the development of the CARE guidelines and is experienced at guiding authors toward writing compelling case reports for presentation and publication about the healthcare services they provide.​

Melissa Barber MSc, blog contributor, has worked in health research for over 10 years from basic science to practice-based research to epidemiology at the National Institutes of Health, Oregon Health & Science University, the Portland VA Medical Center, the Integrative Medicine Institute, and the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM).

Iveta Simera, PhD, blog contributor, helped found the EQUATOR Network. Iveta is committed to improving the quality of health research studies and scientific publications (including ethical conduct), development of education and training, research synthesis, knowledge management, and project management.