Elisabeth Rosenthal

Elisabeth Rosenthal (born April 29, 1956 in New York City)^[1] is a medical doctor who writes for The New York Times specializing in epidemic disease, and scientific and environmental matters.

Education

In 1978, Rosenthal obtained her B.A. degree in history and biology from Stanford University and in 1980 received her M.A. degree in English from Cambridge University. She attended Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1986 with a board certification in internal medicine. She did her residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and worked at New York Hospital.^[1]

Career

In 1998, she became a correspondent for the Times' China bureau, where she did important coverage of SARS and AIDS.^[2] In particular she wrote on the anti-AIDS campaigner Dr. Gao Yaojie in the early 2000s, at a time when the issue was still sensitive in that country.^[3]

In the summer of 2003, Rosenthal was named science editor for The New York Times. Before joining the Times in 1993, she was a regular contributor at Science Times for three years. From 1987 until 1993, she was a contributing editor and columnist at Discover magazine while also working as an emergency room physician in New York. From 1982-1986 she was the associate editor, senior editor, and contributing editor at Science Digest magazine.

Awards and honors

In 2006. Rosenthal and her team won the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award for Excellence in explanatory reporting.

Family

Rosenthal is married to her husband Erik Eckholm and together they have two children. The family lives in Beijing.^[1]

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