Who am I ?

Diego Pineda is a passionate medical writer. After obtaining a master’s degree in science and technology journalism from Texas A&M University he went to work for the nonprofit organization Immunizations for Public Health (i4ph) as a science writer. In this role, he has written more than a hundred articles on vaccines and immunizations, many of them published on the Web site of the National Network for Immunization Information (NNii).

Diego is the co-author of the best-selling booklet Are Vaccines Safe? Evaluating Information about Immunizations on the Internet and the popular book, Do Vaccines Cause That?! A Guide for Evaluating Vaccine Safety Concerns.

Visit his medical writing blog medicalwriter.blogspot.com In-depth courses are available at www.medicalwritingtraining.com.

Education

M.S. in Science and Technology Journalism :: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2003

B.S. in Social Communication and Journalism :: Pontificial Bolivarian University, Medellin, Colombia, 2002

Professional Experience

Consultant :: World Health Organization, Vaccine Safety Net Project (2009-Present)

Science Writer/Director of Publications :: Immunizations for Public Health (i4ph), Galveston, TX (2004-Present)

Intern/Staff Writer :: Science Editor, College Station, TX (2003)

Bilingual Editor/Webmaster :: Texas Cooperative Extension, College Station, TX (2002-2003)

Affiliations

Editorial Board member, National Network for Immunization Information (NNii).

Member, American Christian Fiction Writers.