Kristen Monaco is a staff writer at MedPage Today, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology medical news. Based out of the New York City office, she has worked at the company since 2015, originally having started off in the video production department. After her transition to writing, she managed a long-standing partnership newsletter with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and was the 2017 recipient of the North American Menopause Society’s media award. She’s also a co-producer of MedPage Today’s medical storyteller podcast, Anamnesis. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a double minor in anthropology and criminal justice from The George Washington University, and is a fellow of the National Press Foundation.