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Biography

Ivan Oransky is vice president and global editorial director of MedPage Today. He also blogs at Embargo Watch and the MacArthur Foundation-funded Retraction Watch.

He spent 2009 to 2013 as executive editor of Reuters Health. Previously, he was managing editor, online, of Scientific American. From 2002 to 2008, he was at The Scientist, Magazine of the Life Sciences, first as web editorial director (2002-2004) and then as deputy editor (2004-2008), overseeing day-to-day editorial operations of print and online. Under his leadership, the editorial team of The Scientist earned the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Gold Eddie Awards for science magazines from FOLIO, the 2008 Magazine of the Year Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' Magazine of the Year contest (80,000 and under division), and the and finalist (top 10) status in the 2007 Magazine of the Year contest. He also conceived of and edited a supplement on schizophrenia that won ASBPE's top award for supplements in 2008.

Industry Expertise (7)

Education/Learning

Writing and Editing

Health and Wellness

Print Media

Media - Print

Publishing

Media - Online

Areas of Expertise (5)

Science

Health and Environmental Reporting

Science Journalism

Scientific Retractions

Over-Medicalized

Accomplishments (5)

Executive Editor – Reuters Health (professional)

2009-06-01

Reuters Health provides daily breaking news coverage of the global pharmaceutical, medical and consumer health sectors. Timely and authoritative, Reuters Health is a must-have resource for those managing doctor and patient facing websites, healthcare-focused publications, pharmaceutical industry corporate intranets and health sector information services.

Co-founder – Retraction Watch (professional)

2010-08-01

Retraction Watch is a blog that reports on retractions of scientific papers. The blog argues that retractions provide a window into the self-correcting nature of science, and can provide insight into cases of scientific fraud. Retraction Watch has garnered praise as useful to aspiring scientific journalists or people interested in the issue of accuracy, and has demonstrated that retractions are more common than was previously thought.

Board Member – Association of Health Care Journalists (professional)

2002-06-01

The Association of Health Care Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting, writing and editing. There are more than 1,000 members of AHCJ.

Adjunct Associate Professor – New York University Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program (professional)

2002-05-01

The Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP) at New York University is one of the world's oldest and most successful science journalism training programs. SHERP alumni have diverse backgrounds and beliefs and work in many types of print, broadcast and digital media in twenty-five countries. What unites them are two deeply held convictions: science is too important to leave only to scientists, and journalism is too important to leave only to the scientifically illiterate.

Adjunct Instructor – University of Massachusetts Amherst (professional)

2012-01-02

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice program delivers a fully online‚ comprehensive‚ graduate level public health curriculum designed for health professionals. We take an interdisciplinary approach that combines economic, socio-cultural, health services research and organizational management theories with real world practice of public health professionals.

Education (2)

New York University School of Medicine: MD

Harvard University: B.A.

Affiliations (6)

• University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health : Adjunct Instructor
• Retraction Watch : Co-Founder
• Embargo Watch : Founder
• New York University School of Medicine : Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Association of Health Care Journalists : Board Member
• New York University Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program : Adjunct Associate Professor

Links (11)

• Reuters Health
• Retraction Watch
• Embargo Watch
• Association of Health Care Journalists
• The Preposterous Epidemic of Pre-Diseases
• We all have a fatal condition: it's pre-death
• A rash of scientific retraction
• Reuters Health – Twitter
• Interview with Dr. Ivan Oransky: Executive Editor of Reuters Health
• Is Society Becoming Over-Medicalized? Interview with Executive Editor of Reuters Health, Dr. Ivan Oransky
• Interview with Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch

Event Appearances (14)

Is the "Disease Model" Sick – Or Just Exhausted?

TEDMED 2012  Washington, DC

2012-04-12

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: What Retractions Say About Scientific Transparency

Drug Information Association 2012  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2012-06-26

Harassing the Powerful for Fun and Profit: An Informal Investigative Reporters' Guide to Uncovering Secrets and Bypassing Flacks

ScienceOnline2012  Raleigh, North Carolina

2012-01-19

What Makes Research News? How to Get Journalists’ Attention

NACHRI Creating Connections Conference  St. Louis, Missouri

2012-03-13

Responsible Science: Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process

National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Responsible Science Meeting  Washington, DC

2012-03-19

Setting the research record straight: Detecting and deterring scientific fraud

Science Online New York City Event Series  New York City

2012-03-20

Scientific Publishing on Fast Forward

AAMC Group on Institutional Advancement National Professional Development Conference  Palm Springs, California

2012-03-23

Conflicts of Interest: Research and Clinical Ethics

SWINY–CUNY–Hastings Center Bioethics Bootcamp  City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism

2012-03-30

Fairness without false balance

Science Writing in the Age of Denial  Madison, Wisconsin

2012-04-24

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What Retractions Tell Us About Scientific Transparency

Wadsworth Center Event Series  Albany, New York

2012-04-30

Coping with Retractions: What's an Editor to Do?

Council of Science Editors Annual Meeting  Seattle, Washington

2012-05-20

Fraud and Why Studies are Flawed: Should Journalists Trust Peer Review

Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment and Science  Florida Atlantic University

2012-05-23

Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship

Biomedical Research Integrity Progrm Lecture Series  University of Washington, Seattle

2012-09-07

Is Early Detection Always Worth it? The Troubling Epidemic of "Pre-Diseases"

E-Patient Connections 2012  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2012-09-24

Sample Talks (4)

Is the "Disease Model" Sick – Or Just Exhausted?

Ivan Oransky, Executive Editor of Reuters Health, takes questions about being both a medical doctor by training and a journalist; and how to break our cycle of pre-conditions too often leading to overtreatment.

Harassing the Powerful for Fun and Profit: An Informal Investigative Reporters' Guide to Uncovering Secrets and Bypassing Flacks

This workshop will explain how to use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and non-FOIA methods to find information that people don't want you to know, and how to pick topics and targets most likely to yield important insights. It will examine how to identify the officials and other sources most likely to provide assistance, and then how to get them to talk. It will explore how to investigate scientists and research efforts, and how to make use of the data received from government agencies.

Setting the research record straight: Detecting and deterring scientific fraud

The internet has enabled the faster and more thorough dissemination of published science, meaning that more eyes than ever are available to check the accuracy, veracity and integrity of the research record. This discussion will look at the trends in retractions and how they relate to real or perceived increases in research misconduct, as well as what steps publications are taking to deal with the sloppy or fraudulent research practices that sometimes result in retractions.

Fairness without false balance

There are multiple sides to every story – but not every opinion deserves equal ink (or bandwidth). Get beyond “he said/she said” by rejecting bogus framing and choosing sources who reflect the actual sides of a story, whether they be political, social, or, yes, scientific. This workshop will discuss how to understand and portray denialism vs. legitimate skepticism and how to give all legitimate sources a full chance to tell their stories.

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• Moderator
• Panelist
• Workshop Leader
• Host/MC
• Corporate Training

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^*Will consider certain engagements for no fee