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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