Angela Chao is the Head of Global News and Editorial Director, overseeing news and healthcare professionals (HCP) content at Healthline and Healthgrades Media, part of RVO Health. She leads an international team of news editors, freelance writers, fact-checkers with journalism, life sciences or medical credentials, podcast producers, and coordinates global coverage of breaking health news as well as condition-focused content based on the latest health and medical research across publications such as Healthline and Medical News Today. She also leads strategies, development, and production of content tailored to physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals on Healthgrades.
Before joining the Healthline Media team in January 2022, Angela worked as an executive producer, digital journalist, and newsroom leader at various media outlets, including Tegna’s NBC Atlanta, The Weather Channel/weather.com, Lonely Planet, USA TODAY Network, and AOL. As a seasoned journalist, her expertise includes breaking news, health, science and medical news, climate change and weather coverage, as well as digital, multi-platform live and on-demand video production.
Angela has a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University and a master’s from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.