CHICAGO, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Crain Communications has named Charles Lauer to publishing and editorial director and Fawn Lopez to publisher of Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician. While Mr. Lauer continues to lead the titles as senior director and advisor, Ms. Lopez assumes responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the publications.
“In his new role as publishing and editorial director, Chuck will continue to cast a very large shadow over the health care field as the voice of the publication he has grown over his 29 years with us,” said Keith Crain, chairman Crain Communications Inc. “As both director and public personae of our leading health care titles, he will continue to provide input at every level as well as to deliver his widely-read weekly column in Modern Healthcare.”
Mr. Lauer joined Crain Communications Inc in July 1976 as publisher of Modern Healthcare and was named a vice president of the company in May 1981. Known throughout the health care industry and beyond, over the years Mr. Lauer has added author, public speaker and award-winning businessman to his many titles. Among his many honors, he most recently was awarded the coveted DeBakey Award for Achievement in Healthcare by The American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Health for his, “efforts to raise awareness of the importance of healthcare design to improve patient care.” Previous to joining Crain Communications, he was a vice president of Family Media.
“When we named Fawn to associate publisher over three years ago, it was in anticipation for this day,” added Mr. Crain and Mr. Lauer in making the announcement. “Her can-do attitude, energy and drive, as well as the mutual respect she holds with our staff, readers and advertisers alike is of tremendous benefit to our paper.”
Ms. Lopez joined Crain Communications in May 1999 as advertising director of Crain’s Chicago Business before moving to the health care titles in October 2001. Under her tenure, Modern Healthcare has won numerous awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors among others, and is a proud finalist in American Business Media’s coveted Neal Awards for excellence in business journalism (winners will be announced March 15 in New York). Before joining Crain Communications, Ms. Lopez worked for 13 years at the Kansas City Business Journal.
Modern Healthcare, the only health care business news weekly, provides hospital executives with reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive healthcare news. The magazine’s controlled circulation is 71,000, with a pass along readership of more than 191,000 healthcare professionals. The magazine also publishes a daily e-mail newsletter, Modern Healthcare’s Daily Dose, Modern Healthcare Alert and exclusive content for modernhealthcare.com. Published quarterly, Modern Physician is the business news and information resource for physician executives, leaders and entrepreneurs focusing on management, legal, labor, regulatory, socio-economic and financial issues. The publications’ Web sites are http://www.modernhealthcare.com/ and http://www.modernphysician.com/ .
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