Laura Beil lives near Dallas, Texas. Now an independent journalist, she was medical writer at the Dallas Morning News from 1992-2005. Awards and honors for her work include:

June Roth Award for Medical Journalism (Am Soc of Journalists And Authors) 2012
Kaiser Family Foundation Health Media Fellow, 2006-2007
Howard L. Lewis Award, career achievement (American Heart Assn), 2005
Circle of Excellence media award (American Soc of Plastic Surgeons), 2004
Neurosurgical Media Award (American Assn of Neurological Surgeons), 2004
Anson Jones awards (Texas Medical Association), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004
American Cancer Society-Texas division media awards, 1996, 2003
Paul R. Ellis awards (American Heart Assn, Texas division), 1995, 2000, 2003
Medical Excellence award (American Assn of Psychiatric Physicians- Tx), 1999
National Association of Black Journalists-Tx chapter Griot award, 1996
Robert T. Morse award (American Psychiatric Association), 1997



Education:

University of Texas at Austin,
Master of Arts in Journalism

Texas A&M University, College Station,
Bachelor of Science in Zoology
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