About Us
For more than 30 years, MDGuidelines has provided quality, dependable clinical decision support. Our health and productivity solutions have been the first choice of leaders seeking guidelines for occupational health since 1991.
MDGuidelines was originally created by Dr. Presley Reed who found a lack of medical advice regarding the objective recovery timeframes for individuals to return to activity after an injury or illness. Today, lost productivity due to injury and illness costs U.S. employers more than $530 billion per year. Research indicates that returning to activity after an injury or illness benefits both the physical and mental health of individuals while providing improved productivity and healthcare savings for employers.
The MDGuidelines Team
The MDGuidelines team is dedicated to maintaining and improving the MDGuidelines product, the industry gold standard for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and return-to-activity information and durations.
The MDGuidelines team works in close collaboration with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and a university-based research team from the University of Utah’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Together we ensure that multidisciplinary panels of medical experts supporting the guideline development are enlisted to develop the highest-quality clinical information for use by clinicians, case managers, employers, and disability professionals.
Kerri Wizner has more than 12 years of public health research in academic, industry, and government settings. She has a Master of Public Health from Tulane in epidemiology, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Hawaii in microbiology and is certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. She is on the Research Committee at the Council for Disability Awareness, an Editorial Board Member at Health Science Reports, and a Governing Council Member for the Occupational Health and Safety section of the American Public Health Association.
Peter Green oversees product innovation, data analytics and research initiatives for MDGuidelines, and has spent more than 20 years developing and marketing healthcare technology. Before joining MDGuidelines, Peter was Executive Director at Truven Health Analytics, where he managed the company’s consumer health portfolio. Peter began his career at Apple, Inc. where he was a founding member of Apple’s Worldwide Disability Solutions Group. Peter graduated from Brown University in Providence, RI.
Peter Green
VP, Head of Product & Analytics
Lucy Shannon is responsible for content delivered on the MDGuidelines platform. In this role, she leads internal and external teams of authors, editors, researchers, and medical professionals in the creation of Health Advisor content and Clinical Practice Guidelines. She is also responsible for content found in MDGuidelines products and tools, such as our Formulary and Crosswalks. Lucy regularly partners with clients on custom deliverables of content and data to meet business, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
Lucy Shannon
Head of Content & Research
Kerri Wizner has more than 12 years of public health research in academic, industry, and government settings. She has a Master of Public Health from Tulane in epidemiology, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Hawaii in microbiology and is certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. She is on the Research Committee at the Council for Disability Awareness, an Editorial Board Member at Health Science Reports, and a Governing Council Member for the Occupational Health and Safety section of the American Public Health Association.
Kerri Wizner, MPH
Head of Epidemiology
As the primary liaison between MDGuidelines’ business and development teams, Justine Ahle helps to set priorities, identify growth opportunities, and drive product improvements. Justine has more than a decade of healthcare experience and earned her BS in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology from Drake University in Des Moines, IA and her Master’s in Healthcare Management from the University of Denver.
Justine Ahle
Senior Product Manager
David Van Ginkel is MDGuidelines’ Senior Business Intelligence Developer. David joined ReedGroup in 2014, bringing over 20 years of relational database and software development experience. His experience includes front-end OLTP systems through Enterprise Data Warehouses, including several years as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He now focuses on importing, cleansing, and managing the large amounts of external data utilized by his MDGuidelines team. David holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati.
David Van Ginkel
Senior Business Intelligence Developer
Christine Warga is a Senior Data Analyst on the MDGuidelines team. Christine has worked in software development for over 15 years as both an analyst and a database developer. Christine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Gustavus Adolphus College and taken post-graduate classes at Regis University in Denver.
Christine Warga
Senior Data Analyst
Anne Ahlman is the lead medical writer and editor for the MDGuidelines. Her comprehensive approach to health and wellness is enriched by a background in medical research and evidence-based continuing education. Anne has practiced as a physical therapist for patient care for more than 25 years and has authored and edited an extensive selection of medical content for health professionals and the public. Anne received her Master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of California, San Francisco.
Anne Ahlman, MPT
Lead Medical Writer and Editor
With 20-plus years as an editor of evidence-based, multimedia medical content for health care professionals, Lori Lovrinic manages MDGuidelines’ publication of ACOEM Clinical Practice Guidelines. Now completing an MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Arizona, Lori earned an MA in Communication Arts from the New York Institute of Technology and a BS from the Pennsylvania State University.
Lori Lovrinic
Lead Medical Editor
Sheryl Ness is a lead medical editor on the MDGuidelines team. Sheryl has over 20 years of clinical editing and authoring experience. She is a registered nurse with an extensive clinical background in research, oncology, hematology, endocrinology, general medicine, women’s health, and neurology from Mayo Clinic. Sheryl earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a master’s degree in nursing from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sheryl Ness
Lead Medical Editor
Alexandra Stang is the assistant editor supporting Health Advisor and ACOEM content work for MDGuidelines. She has worked in medical publishing for 3 years.
Lexy Stang
Assistant Editor
Gage Koeller is a Research Analyst on the MDGuidelines team. He received his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Tulane University and joined the team in 2024. He uses his five years of public health experience to assist the product and research teams.
Gage Koeller
Research Analyst
Mike Garner is well-versed in disability claims and workers compensation case management thanks to previous absence-management work as a claims intake specialist which prepared him his MDGuidelines responsibilities in sales and account management. Mike attended the University of Wyoming studying Business Administration.
Mike Garner
Senior Sales Executive
Randy Knotts is an accomplished medical publishing professional who has been working in the medical/healthcare business for three decades, leading publishing in Sales and Sales Management with the American Hospital Association, The Healthcare Information & Management Society and Thomson Healthcare.
Randy Knotts
Senior Sales Executive
Mike Garner is well-versed in disability claims and workers compensation case management thanks to previous absence-management work as a claims intake specialist, which prepared him his MDGuidelines responsibilities in new sales and account management. Mike attended the University of Wyoming pursuing a degree in Business Administration.
Randy Knotts is a senior account manager who has over 25 years experience in the healthcare field. Prior to MDGuidelines, Randy held leadership positions at the American Hospital Association and HIMSS Media. Randy attended the University of Kansas.
Medical Advisory Board
MDGuidelines delivers trusted information developed by leaders in evidence-based medicine.
The MDGuidelines Medical Advisory Board consists of clinical leaders in the field, research experts, and occupational health professionals with diverse educational backgrounds and experience. Our multinational Board members represent a wide variety of specialties, including occupational & environmental medicine, orthopedics, sports medicine, neurology, spine surgery, physical medicine & rehabilitation, environmental toxicology, public health, preventative medicine, psychology, and psychiatry.
The Medical Advisory Board applies their experience to combine the depth of MDGuidelines’ proprietary data with the breadth of expert clinical judgment to create and modify the physiological duration tables. The Board also provides essential support in reviewing the MDGuidelines topics for medical accuracy and completeness, and in growing and improving our content.
