David Kohn Email & Phone Number

• Write science and medicine stories for a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and NPR. Stories have covered topics such as: the use of parasitic.

• Chief editor for $11 billion surgical robotics company in Sunnyvale, CA; identified compelling narratives that articulated Intuitive’s leadership vision, brand strategy, health equity efforts.
• Wrote and edited stories, profiles, and Q&As for website and social media, leading to significant increase in engagement. Crafted presentations, backgrounders, and briefs for executives.
• Produced video series on key brand themes, including the promise of single-incision surgery and the company’s journey from startup to trusted partner. Developed and conceived stories, identified and interviewed doctors.
• Helped revamp company’s content review process; mentored junior members of team; used Agile/Scrum methodologies and other project management tools.
• Worked with Intuitive teams in Japan and China to advance strategy and messaging in those markets.

• Led communications for the dean/CEO, advised leadership on communications strategy, media relations, community outreach, and crisis management.
• Wrote and edited speeches, remarks, columns, op-eds, letters, emails, social media. Wrote a series of op-eds with JHM faculty on pandemic-related subjects, including the need to allow clinicians to practice across.
• Responsible for the dean’s social media presence; developed and wrote posts, tracked engagement.
• Produced the dean’s town hall meetings at JHM hospitals and in the community.

21201, MD, US

• Oversaw communications for the school. Generated coverage in local, national, and international media on research, clinical, and educational activities. Coverage included an innovative project to reduce rural opioid.
• Advised school leadership on communications strategy, crisis management, and other issues. Counseled faculty on how to interact more effectively with the media. Collaborated with department chairs, researchers, and.
• Produced videos for the school’s site and YouTube channel. Developed and wrote radio and TV ads for school events. Planned events, including the launch of a new cancer immunotherapy lab.
• Co-directed the school’s Science Communications Program, teaching post-doctoral and graduate students about conveying science to the public, the media, and other groups.

College Park, MD, US

• Wrote and edited content, with a focus on science, including stories for the school’s alumni magazine, newsletters, marketing materials, and web. Worked closely with administrators, faculty, and researchers. Stories.

• Taught science journalism to undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Journalism.

• Conceived, reported, wrote, and edited reports, commentaries, backgrounders, and other material for non-profit public health advocacy group. Worked on a range of issues, including the obesity epidemic, chronic disease.

• Wrote and edited statements, releases, and op-eds for Committee chairman, Rep. Henry Waxman. Addressed questions from the press and managed media portion of Committee hearings.

• Produced, wrote, and hosted a weekly science and health podcast for nationally syndicated international affairs radio show, and contributed stories to the show. Segments included an interview with an anthropologist who.

Baltimore, Maryland, US

• Reported on key developments in science and medicine. Stories included the hidden earthquake threat in the Midwest; the global child mortality crisis; and the debate over the safety of chemicals in plastic.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

• Studied global health and other topics at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Harvard Business School, and the Kennedy School of Government. Traveled throughout India for four months, reporting on health and other.

• Studied at the School of Advanced International Studies. Traveled to Uzbekistan. Stories included the Aral Sea disaster, Central Asia’s heroin boom, and the last Jews in Samarkand.

Nieman Fellow, Global Health

Fellow, International Reporting Project, Central Asia

M.S. With Honors, Journalism

B.A With Honors, American History