Karen BarrowComplete Biography

Karen Barrow is a web producer for the health section of The New York Times. She obtained a master's degree in biomedical journalism from New York University and a bachelor's degree in biology from Cornell University.

Currently, Ms. Barrow produces the web-based multimedia series "Patient Voices." By combining audio interviews, photography and print media, Ms. Barrow strives to create a patient-voiced column. In each installment of "Patient Voices," six to ten individuals living with a particular ailment share their experiences. All speak to the highs and lows that every person experiences following a serious diagnosis.

Ms. Barrow previously worked as a writer for Healthology.com, producing educational health articles about a range of topics that were accessible to the general public. For her article, "Forecasting Heart Disease in Women: Will White Blood Cells Count?" Ms. Barrow was awarded The Excellence in Women's Health Research Journalism Award, presented by the Society for Women's Health Research.

To see the Patient Voices feature on the New York Times site, go to
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=Patient+Voices&search.x=25&search.y=10