Olga Lucia Torres
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Journalist
About
Olga Lucia Torres, MS, JD
Olga has been sick her entire life: starting with severe asthma and a pituitary adenoma, later developing lupus and multiple other autoimmune diseases, and ultimately experiencing a devastating brain injury that left her disabled. She was a founding attorney at the Bronx Defenders. After recovering from the brain injury, Olga pivoted to health law at the Medicare Rights Center and then to patient advocacy, serving as the inaugural Northeast Region Advocacy Chair for the Lupus Foundation of America. She is also a member of the Patient Engagement Collaborative, working with the FDA and the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative. Olga collaborates with the Patient Advocate Foundation and serves on the medical advisory board of Hear Your Song. She now teaches in Columbia University’s narrative medicine program and chairs the Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association Board of Trustees. Olga has published articles on healthcare, disability rights, and BIPOC issues in various publications, including the New York Times, New York Daily News, and Parents.
Additional Info
Byline/Pseudonym : Olga Lucia Torres
ASJA Board Roles (Currently holding or previously held; include term start year-term end year) : Board of Directors 2024-2027
List any memberships you have with other organizations : • New York Bar Association
• National Association of Science Writers
• Online News Association
• President’s Council of Cornell Women
• Mosaic (Cornell University)
• Author’s Guild
• Health Humanities Consortium
• Association of Health Care Journalists
General Subjects (Select all that apply) : Health & Medicine, Parenting, Science, Wellness
Specialty Subjects : Health care, disability rights, and diversity issues
Skills (Select all that apply) : Articles, Curriculum, Essays, Grant writing, News, Op-Ed, Social media
Membership Type
Professional Membership