Kevin B. O'Reilly

Kevin B. O'Reilly

Kevin rejoined the AMA in 2016 after an earlier stint as a senior reporter with American Medical News. He has covered a wide range of topics in health care, including diagnostics, medical ethics, quality improvement, patient safety and meetings of the AMA House of Delegates.

Previously, Kevin served as senior editor at CAP Today, a monthly magazine published by the College of American Pathologists. He was graduated with honors from Columbia College Chicago's print journalism program.

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Sara Berg

Sara Berg, MS

Sara joined the AMA in 2017 after working as a freelance writer for a variety of clients. She has covered a wide range of topics in health care, as well as finance, law, flooring and hockey. Most recently, Sara served as a freelance content specialist for a dental sleep medicine and craniofacial pain specialist, helping to educate dentists and patients. She graduated with honors from the University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign with a master’s degree in health communication, and also earned a bachelor’s degree from Bradley University, where she majored in English.

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Diana Mirel

Diana Mirel

Diana Mirel is a freelance writer, editor and content strategist who specializes in health care.

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Benji Feldheim

Benji Feldheim

Benji Feldheim is a Chicago-based writer and award-winning journalist.

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Georgia Garvey

Georgia Garvey

Georgia is a freelance reporter and editor covering a variety of health care topics for the AMA.

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Fernando Porter, MD

Fernando Porter, MD

Dr. Porter is board certified in family medicine and has been practicing primary care and urgent care since 2013.

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Portrait of Gerald E. Harmon.

Gerald E. Harmon, MD

Gerald E. Harmon, MD, a family medicine specialist, was the 176th president of the American Medical Association for the year 2021-2022.

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Aletha Maybank, MD

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, currently serves as the chief health equity officer and senior vice president for the American Medical Association (AMA) where she focuses on embedding health equity across all the work of the AMA.

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Jennifer Lubell

Jennifer Lubell

Jennifer Lubell is a freelance writer in the Washington, D.C., area. She has written about health care practice trends and policy and clinical research for more than two decades.

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