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Media inquiries

General inquiries:
Phone: 314-286-0100
Fax: 314-286-0199

Tamara Bhandari, Senior Medical Science Writer

^{tbhandari@wustl.edu | 314-286-0122}
Tamara covers infectious diseases, molecular microbiology, neurology, neuroscience, surgery, the Institute for Informatics, the Division of Physician-Scientists and the MSTP program. She holds a double bachelor’s degree in molecular biophysics & biochemistry and in sociology from Yale University, a master’s in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in biomedical science from the University of California, San Diego.
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Elizabethe Holland Durando, Director of Medical News

^{elizabethe.durando@wustl.edu | 314-286-0119}
Elizabethe oversees School of Medicine content in the Record, and covers public and global health and various other topics. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University.
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Judy Martin Finch, Director of Media Relations

^{martinju@wustl.edu | 314-286-0105 (o) | 314-750-4213 (m)}
Judy covers physical therapy and occupational therapy. She has a bachelor’s degree in radio/TV broadcasting from William Woods University
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Kristina Sauerwein, Senior Medical Science Writer

^{k.sauerwein@wustl.edu | 314-747-7921}
Kristina covers pediatrics, surgery and student life. She has a bachelor’s degree in newspaper journalism and a minor in sociology from Syracuse University.
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Julia Evangelou Strait, Senior Medical Science Writer

^{straitj@wustl.edu | 314-286-0141}
Julia covers the McDonnell Genome Institute, cardiology, developmental biology, radiation oncology and other cancer-related news. She has a bachelor’s degree in engineering science from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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Marta Wegorzewska, Senior Science Writer

^{wegorzewskam@wustl.edu}
Marta covers pathology and immunology, cell biology and physiology, pediatrics, radiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, and technology management, among other topics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Georgetown University and a PhD in immunology from the University of California, San Francisco, and she did her postdoctoral work in Washington University’s Department of Pathology & Immunology.
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Diane Duke Williams, Associate Director of Media Relations

^{williamsdia@wustl.edu | 314-286-0111 (o) | 314-750-2318 (m)}
Diane covers obstetrics and gynecology, emergency medicine and the Institute for Public Health. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
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