The Asia Health Care Blog is committed to bringing opinions about current news and events in the Asian Health Care sphere. The intent is for this to be a combination of work by both editors, bloggers, and guest bloggers. The main contributors are listed below:

Damjan DeNoble (Managing Editor)

Damjan was born in the Former Yugoslavia, but moved to the Durham/Chapel Hill area, in 1992.  After graduating from Duke University in May 2007 with a B.A. in Public Policy (and working mostly with health policy) Damjan came to Beijing where he studied Chinese, on the job, while working as a restaurant manager and, later on, as freelance writer/research consultant.  He is now back in the US and will be enrolled at the University of Michigan Law School, starting in the fall of 2010.

James Flanagan (Managing Editor)

After a few years of living in Singapore, James headed to Montreal to study at McGill where he received a B.Com in 2006. He jumped on the first plane back to Asia and landed in Beijing. After trying his hands at a couple of different projects, he focused on developing a consulting firm focusing on Asian IT/Biotech firms. Currently, James Flanagan spends most of his time with his laptop in Beijing, PRC, and Hong Kong, SAR.

Ram Lokan (Guest Contributor)

Ram grew up in the Caribbean but traded white sand beaches for long harsh winters to study at McGill University in Montreal. After graduating with a B.Com in 2005, he headed to New York where he worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of a bulge-bracket investment bank for a few years. He also tried his hands at distressed debt and infrastructure investing in private equity before being admitted to Harvard Business School. Ram is currently located in Boston, MA in the U.S.

Paul Steele (Guest Contributor)

Paul has a degree in Psychology and is a certified MBTI practitioner through the Center for Applications of Psychological Type.  His essays on human rights have been translated and published in Japan, and he has developed programs to enhance communication and efficiency in several Asian countries.    Over the past nine years he has taken his training talents through China, Korea, and Japan.  When he finds time to relax, Paul enjoys playing chess and, of course, writing.