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Meet the Media Team Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 29 March 2018 13:53 PM America/Los_Angeles Meet the Media Team DUKE HELFANDExecutive Director, Communications duke.helfand@cshs.org  Duke Helfand serves as executive director of Communications at Cedars-Sinai. Prior to joining the health system in 2011, Duke worked as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times for 20 years, covering healthcare, education, religion, City Hall and other beats. He earned his master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.  SALLY STEWART Editor-in-Chief, NewsroomAssociate Director, Media Relations, Communications sally.stewart@cshs.org Before joining Cedars-Sinai in 2009, Sally Stewart was a journalist for USA Today.
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Meet the Media Team Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 29 March 2018 13:53 PM America/Los_Angeles Meet the Media Team DUKE HELFANDExecutive Director, Communications [email protected]  Duke Helfand serves as executive director of Communications at Cedars-Sinai. Prior to joining the health system in 2011, Duke worked as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times for 20 years, covering healthcare, education, religion, City Hall and other beats. He earned his master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.  SALLY STEWART Editor-in-Chief, NewsroomAssociate Director, Media Relations, Communications [email protected] Before joining Cedars-Sinai in 2009, Sally Stewart was a journalist for USA Today.
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After covering the first O.J. Simpson trial, Sally became a public relations consultant and authored a communications how-to book called Media Training 101: A Guide to Meeting the Press (Wiley).  DENISE HEADY  Manager, Science Communications  denise.heady@cshs.org Denise Heady oversees research, including the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute.
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After covering the first O.J. Simpson trial, Sally became a public relations consultant and authored a communications how-to book called Media Training 101: A Guide to Meeting the Press (Wiley).  DENISE HEADY  Manager, Science Communications  [email protected] Denise Heady oversees research, including the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute.
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Prior to joining the Communications team, Denise has spent the last decade in healthcare communications where she led the development and implementation of communication strategies for renowned cancer research and treatment organizations. She earned her master's degree in communications research from California State University, Fullerton. SOSHEA LEIBLER  Manager, Broadcast News  soshea.leibler@cshs.org  Soshea Leibler is the manager of our Broadcast News operation.
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Prior to joining the Communications team, Denise has spent the last decade in healthcare communications where she led the development and implementation of communication strategies for renowned cancer research and treatment organizations. She earned her master's degree in communications research from California State University, Fullerton. SOSHEA LEIBLER  Manager, Broadcast News  [email protected]  Soshea Leibler is the manager of our Broadcast News operation.
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In that role she oversee production of videos for the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom and for media. She also covers the Cedars-Sinai Community Benefit programs ,Pediatrics the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Soshea was a senior TV News producer at CBS News.
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In that role she oversee production of videos for the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom and for media. She also covers the Cedars-Sinai Community Benefit programs ,Pediatrics the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Soshea was a senior TV News producer at CBS News.
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CARA MARTINEZ Lead Communications Specialist cara.martinez@cshs.org Cara Martinez covers the neurosciences and the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Past roles with the organization include supporting Cedars-Sinai Cancer as well as internal communications.  Prior to her current position, Cara served as associate director of communications at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN).
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CARA MARTINEZ Lead Communications Specialist [email protected] Cara Martinez covers the neurosciences and the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Past roles with the organization include supporting Cedars-Sinai Cancer as well as internal communications.  Prior to her current position, Cara served as associate director of communications at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN).
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She earned her master's degree in strategic public relations from the University of Southern California. MARNI USHEROFF Lead Communications Specialist marni.usheroff@cshs.org Marni Usheroff covers innovations related to the quality or value of healthcare, infectious diseases, Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network, insurance, Geriatric Medicine and Pharmacy Services. Prior to joining the Communications team in 2016, Marni was a reporter at the Los Angeles Business Journal and The Orange County Register.
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She earned her master's degree in strategic public relations from the University of Southern California. MARNI USHEROFF Lead Communications Specialist [email protected] Marni Usheroff covers innovations related to the quality or value of healthcare, infectious diseases, Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network, insurance, Geriatric Medicine and Pharmacy Services. Prior to joining the Communications team in 2016, Marni was a reporter at the Los Angeles Business Journal and The Orange County Register.
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She earned her master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she won the Horgan Prize for science writing. LAURA COVERSON Senior Communications Specialist laura.coverson@cshs.org Laura Coverson supports the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine (gastroenterology, pulmonology, endocrinology, nephrology and hepatology), the KAO Autoimmunity Institute and the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute.
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She earned her master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she won the Horgan Prize for science writing. LAURA COVERSON Senior Communications Specialist [email protected] Laura Coverson supports the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine (gastroenterology, pulmonology, endocrinology, nephrology and hepatology), the KAO Autoimmunity Institute and the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute.
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She is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and medical news producer who previously worked in the news divisions of ABC and CBS networks and at KCET. CHRISTINA ELSTONSenior Communications Specialistchristina.elston@cshs.org  Before joining the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom team in 2021, Christina Elston was editor of L.A.
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She is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and medical news producer who previously worked in the news divisions of ABC and CBS networks and at KCET. CHRISTINA ELSTONSenior Communications [email protected]  Before joining the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom team in 2021, Christina Elston was editor of L.A.
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SARAH LICHTMAN  Senior Communications Specialist  sarah.lichtman@cshs.org Sarah Lichtman covers precision health, the Comprehensive Transplant Center, Blood Donor Services, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Spiritual Care, Cedars-Sinai International and the Department of Computational Biomedicine. Prior to joining the Communications team in 2019, Sarah spent more than a decade in federal government communications and public affairs at the national level, covering topics that included defense, federal policy, public health and epidemiology. MELISSA VIZCARRA Senior Communications Specialist  melissa.vizcarra@cshs.org Melissa Vizcarra covers the departments of Orthopaedics, Surgery, Trauma, Nursing and Anesthesiology.
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SARAH LICHTMAN  Senior Communications Specialist  [email protected] Sarah Lichtman covers precision health, the Comprehensive Transplant Center, Blood Donor Services, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Spiritual Care, Cedars-Sinai International and the Department of Computational Biomedicine. Prior to joining the Communications team in 2019, Sarah spent more than a decade in federal government communications and public affairs at the national level, covering topics that included defense, federal policy, public health and epidemiology. MELISSA VIZCARRA Senior Communications Specialist  [email protected] Melissa Vizcarra covers the departments of Orthopaedics, Surgery, Trauma, Nursing and Anesthesiology.
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Nilou earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Subscribe to News Search Our Newsroom Contact the Media Team Email: newsroom@cshs.org If you are a journalist, and would like to access our News Reporter Resources page, please email us.
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Nilou earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Subscribe to News Search Our Newsroom Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] If you are a journalist, and would like to access our News Reporter Resources page, please email us.
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