Dr Reshma Nayak

Dr Reshma Nayak

reshma@corp.india.com

Editor, http://health.india.com

Biography

Editor - India.com health -------- A qualified dentist by profession, she has been working in the communications and marketing field for over 5 years now. While she has dabbled in everything from advertising copywriting, search engine marketing and selling concepts to advertisers; her long-term goal is to do something about the levels of health awareness in India. She has the advantage of having the apt background to understand the nuances of medicine and health plus the skills of understanding her audience and writing for them. She aims to simplify, demystify concepts of health for her audience through health.india.com. You can reach her at reshma@corp.india.com. Reshma Nayak on Google Plus
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