Advisory Board Profile

Cristina Naranjo Ortiz, UChicago certificate student

Cristina Naranjo Ortiz, PhD (Panelist)

PDC Student Advisory Board Member | Medical Writer

Cristina Naranjo Ortiz is a Scientific Writer at Yale Cancer Center, focusing on clinical and regulatory writing. Before her current role, Cristina accumulated two decades of experience in clinical practice, clinical research, and academia.

Her educational background includes a Ph.D. and a Master of Science (MSc) in Research in Health Sciences, a Master of Science (MSc) in Social and Cultural Anthropology, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physiotherapy. Cristina has published articles in urogynecology journals and communications at Urology, Urodynamics, and Physiotherapy Congresses. She is the author of several chapters in specialty books and the author of the book "Female Urinary Incontinence" (Incontinencia Urinaria Femenina, 2013). Cristina has been part of the reviewer's team for the journals Neurourology and Urodynamics (Wiley), International Urogynecology Journal (Springer), the International Continence Society (ICS), and Trials (Springer) since 2012.



Cristina is a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), Outreach Coordinator, and a member of the Program Committee at AMWA New England Chapter.