Patient Advisory Board
Linette K. Atwood
Linette Atwood is a publisher with more than 30 years of leadership experience in medical publishing. In the early 1980s she co-founded Atwood Publishing, which set the standard in delivering news and information at major medical meetings throughout the United States. In the mid-1990s, Linette co-founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of Exhibitor Visibility Worldwide (EVW). Both companies led the way in publishing the latest advancements in treatment and care during national meetings for such prestigious medical organizations as the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
As a cancer survivor and medical publisher, Linette has a unique perspective on the many challenges faced by both patients and families when confronting a life-altering disease. She desires to equip patients with comprehensive and disease-specific resources designed to empower and heal.