About Us

Contagion® is a fully integrated news resource covering all areas of infectious disease. Through our website, bimonthly publication, email newsletters, and social media outlets, we provide practitioners and specialists with disease-specific information designed to improve patient outcomes and assist with the identification, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases. Our mission is to assure that the healthcare community and the public have the knowledge to make more informed choices and have a positive impact on patient outcomes.

Editorial Staff:
Vice President, Content, Allie Karas, MA - Allie is vice president of content at MJH Life Sciences. She attended Rider University and earned a degree in journalism before pursing a masters in magazine writing from New York University. Prior to making a switch to health care news in 2018, Allie spent 6 years in New York City working in political journalism. She enjoys cooking, biking, and her dog Bo. Follow her on Twitter at @alliewardkaras or email her at akaras@mjhlifesciences.com.

Editorial Director, Alicia Bigica - Alicia Bigica is the Editorial Director for NeurologyLive, and also oversees editorial for CGTLive, IJMSC, Contagion, and Diagnostic Imaging. Prior to joining MJH Life Sciences in 2019, she helped launch leading resources for medical news in the neurology and dermatology specialties. Follow her on Twitter @aliciabigica or email her at abigica@mjhlifesciences.com.

Assistant Managing Editor, John Parkinson - John Parkinson is the assistant managing editor for ContagionLive. Prior to joining MJH Life Sciences in 2020, he covered a variety of fields and markets including diabetes, oncology, ophthalmology, IT, travel, and local news. You can email him at jparkinson@mjhlifesciences.com.

Editor in Chief, Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS - Dr. Jason Gallagher is a clinical professor at Temple University School of Pharmacy and clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases at Temple University Hospital, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is also the director of the PGY2 residency in infectious diseases pharmacy at Temple.