About

As a long-time free-lance health and medical writer, my award-winning work includes professional and consumer newsletters, magazines, books, and websites. I have written thousands of articles for trade publications for physicians and more than 100 articles for consumer publications. I'm also the author of 15 books for consumers.

My areas of expertise include Tai Chi, Cancer, Fertility, Sports Medicine, Nutrition, Back Pain, Heart Disease, and Osteoporosis.

So how did I get here? As a biology major at Dickinson College, I remember reading some very dry science journal article and thinking, "I can do better than this." I was also the Sports Editor of my college newspaper, the award-winning Dickinsonian, and decided to combine my two talents and get a Master's degree in journalism at the University of Missouri, specializing in science writing. In my last semester of J-school I did an internship at the newspaper syndicate Newspaper Enterprise Association, working as an assistant to the Science Editor, David Hendin.

My first job was as a reporter for The Conserver, a small environmental newspaper on Long Island, and then I moved on to become a staff writer at Medical World News magazine, a McGraw Hill publication. I started writing free-lance health articles for women's magazines, and after 3½ years as a staffer, I left to become a full-time free-lance writer. I have never looked back.

Praise for Mark L. Fuerst via LinkedIn

Ruth Papazian

Owner at Ruth Papazian & Associates. Ruth was Mark's client.

"Every editor should be lucky enough to have a freelance writer like Mark in his or her stable. He has a knack for zeroing in on professional and amateur athletes whose stories would resonate with Heart Insight's readers - and the contacts in the sports industry to deliver the articles he proposed."

Dorri Olds

Freelance Writer and Graphic Designer at DorriOlds.com. Dorri reported directly to Mark.

"Mark Fuerst is a top-notch professional. He is a hard worker, pays careful attention to details, intelligent, innovative, and a pleasure to work with. He has a charming personality and a great sense of humor. He is a meticulous researcher, skilled at the craft of writing and editing, a team player and he is a perfectionist. I can recommend Mark Fuerst wholeheartedly!"

If you are looking for an experienced health and medical writer with a nose for news, I look forward to hearing from you about your next project.

Daniel Keller

Journalist/Producer at Substantial Matters podcast series (Parkinson's Foundation). Daniel managed Mark directly.

"I have seen Mark at work at numerous medical conferences, and he is a dedicated, straight-ahead, no nonsense reporter. I have also hired him to work on a project involving many interviews of physicians. His attention to detail and his professionalism added greatly to the outcome of the project. He is a pleasure to work with. Give him an assignment, and you can count on it being done right."

If you are looking for an experienced health and medical writer with a nose for news, I look forward to hearing from you about your next project.