Medical Advisors

Lola Ravid

BSN, RN

Lola Ravid is a Pediatric Nurse who is passionate about education and research. In 2009, Lola graduated from Mount St. Mary's College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She encourages lifelong learning and mastery of informed decision-making. She has had over ten years of combined experience working with children in hospitals and public school settings. She writes engaging children, parenting, and health content to educate and encourage lifelong learning.

Susan Egbert

PharmD

Susan Egbert completed her PharmD in 2019 and PhD in 2023. She’s currently working on her postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. Susan is a registered pharmacist in Louisiana and is very much engaged with the pharmacist community. She has also written for many medical websites, covering a variety of different topics.

Nazar Hembara

PhD

Nazar is CEO of Curify and a forward-thinking tech entrepreneur with a PhD in Philosophy dedicated to raising awareness about clinical trials and the complexities of various health conditions and diseases.

Kate Byrd

PharmD

Kate Byrd is a health and medical writer who received her doctorate in pharmacy from UCSF. With 15 years of experience as a community pharmacist, she now simplifies medications by creating accurate, targeted, and engaging content.

Giselle Leung

PharmD, BCGP

Giselle is a practicing pharmacist with over 9 years of experience in the community and long-term care pharmacy settings; and a freelance medical writer. She earned her PharmD from the University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy in 2014. She is a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP), who focuses on the complex medication needs of older adults.

Jessica Lewis

PharmD

Jessica Lewis is an adept and passionate medical writer with seven years of experience in medical communications, exposed to academic and technical writing. She has conducted literature reviews and wrote clinical deliverables for large, global healthcare companies such as Baxter, Olympus, and Johnson & Johnson. While working at Edanz, she developed press releases to showcase scientific research conducted at prestigious universities such as Osaka University and Tokyo Medical and Dental University. She specializes in pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Alex Evans

PharmD, MBA

Alex is a pharmacist and medical writer with over 10 years of practice experience in the community, long term care, and outpatient pharmacy settings. He is the founder of PharmCompliance.com, a site dedicated to community pharmacy operations and compliance. Alex writes a wide range of articles targeting pharmacists, other healthcare professionals, and consumers, and is especially interested in health policy, drug pricing, and regulatory systems. His work has been featured in GoodRx, Pharmacy Times, Drug Topics, Patient Care Online, and in peer-reviewed journals.

Vanessa Zeilinger

PharmD

Vanessa Zeilinger is a board certified, residency trained pharmacist with experience across multiple health care settings. She has a track record of expertise in developing innovative managed care programs and specialized treatments while optimizing and tailoring medications to focus on meeting patient needs and delivering improved clinical outcomes. Vanessa was selected by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to participate in developing and writing the national practice knowledge exam which is used as an industry standard to evaluate a candidate’s competency and ability to practice as a pharmacist.

Nam Tram

PharmD

Nam Tran is an editor, fact-checker, writer, and pharmacist. He has practiced in various pharmacy settings, including community, home infusion, hospice, and specialty. He earned a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology from the University of California Riverside.