Heather C. Guidone is a women's health professional with a dedicated interest in female reproductive issues, with a specific focus on Endometriosis and pelvic pain disorders.  Ms. Guidone has served the clinical and consumer health industries for nearly two decades as a Consultant, and is also the Surgical Program Director of the internationally acclaimed Center for Endometriosis Care, a prestigious specialty surgery center based in Atlanta, GA that treats patients from around the world.  She also holds a voting seat on the Executive Board of Directors of the Endometriosis Research Center, an international 501(c)3 non-profit foundation for disease awareness, education, research facilitation and patient support.  In addition, Ms. Guidone serves as a Consultant to the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA), an esteemed non-profit organization founded by celebrity Padma Lakshmi and renowned advanced gynecologic surgeon Tamer Seckin, MD.  Recently, she was appointed EFA Liaison to the newly launched Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Gynepathology Research, housed within MIT's School of Engineering.

Ms. Guidone’s diverse works involve authorship of extensive clinical and consumer materials utilizing peer reviewed sources on topics ranging from surgical manuals to effective disease management; routine attendance in the operating room; health coaching; interaction with patient, physician, surgeon, professional and media networks; liaising with industry representatives on various activities and opportunities, including grants, funding, education, research, and lobbying efforts for awareness; operations consulting; and  much more. She also participates in various global medical symposia, including the World Congresses on Endometriosis, the annual Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (AAGL), the International Symposium on GnRH Analogues, and many others; networks with medical, biopharmaceutical, medicolegal and related industry professionals to establish research projects, product focus studies and clinical trials; and presents frequently as a guest speaker to advocacy groups, health professionals and students. Previously, she was among the nominees for appointment to the United States Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER) Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Board, and is an active member of various Special Interest Groups on Endometriosis and women’s reproductive health, including those of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.  She heads an initiative for the global establishment of multiple Centers of Excellence for Endometriosis, and has a committed interest in the early intervention and treatment of young women in the adolescent pelvic pain population.

She serves as a professional Consultant to, and continues her work on behalf of, many of the world's leading surgeons and healthcare practitioners, foundations, biotech, medical device and technology, clinical research, and health marketing firms, developing original content on a myriad of topics, including presentations, continuing medical education (CME) and health practitioner education materials, slide kits and speaker content, marketing materials, newsletters, website content, substantive edits, proof of concept efforts, book reviews and critiques, sales sheets, press releases, branding development, monographs, white papers, training materials, investigational case studies and much more.  She is also the author of countless Endometriosis, reproductive and general women’s health education materials in both the consumer-oriented and professional sectors of the healthcare industry.  Ms. Guidone is often sought after by various media sources and advocacy groups for her expertise in reproductive health, Endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain conditions, and has authored various additional content contributions and forewords in several prominent books and publications on related health and gynecologic surgery topics.

As a Consultant to those providers and organizations specializing in gynecologic surgery and reproductive healthcare, she provides a number of comprehensive services ranging from management planning to patient relationship optimization.  Areas of focus include patient satisfaction measurement and improvement response; development, expansion and enhancement of women’s health programs and services; authoring of original, targeted clinical health education materials; implementation and administration of comprehensive, novel programs designed to improve delivery of care and provide education to both patients and professionals; planning and oversight of industry-related symposia and fundraising events; new business assessments and development; and much more.  As a Health Educator, she holds various medical and professional Certifications, including those issued by the professional oversight body, the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), including PeriOperative Standards & Recommended Practices, Operating Room Protocols; Exposure to Bloodbourne Pathogens Standards (OSHA); as well as in Med-Surg, Anatomy & Physiology, Journalism for Business, Healthcare Management, Patient Exam Techniques, and others from such respected institutions as Rutgers University School of Continuing Education, Sacramento State College of Continuing Education and Columbia University School of Professional Continuing Education.  She is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the International PAX Society, the American Medical Writers Association, the World Endometriosis Society and the World Endometriosis Research Foundation, among many other leading professional organizations.

Resources with whom she has worked include the Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Valeo Medical, Jespersen Associates, the national Women with Disabilities Task Force, Covidien Corporation, Cytyc Corporation, PortaScience, MammoSite, the Endometriosis Research Center, America Online, Comcast Media, Thrive@Health, Health Frontier, New South Wales Endometriosis Association, the National Women's Health Information Center, Menses United Kingdom, Equus Sanctuary, Season Magazine, RedBook Magazine, Cosmopolitan  Magazine, Pregnancy Today, Nurses World, What the Health magazine and countless others.  She is also a contributor to the National Examiner in the women’s health division.  Ms. Guidone was also the guest editor and co-author of the foreword in "Coping with Endometriosis" by Glenda Motta, RN, MPH and Robert Phillips, Ph.D. (Avery Publishing)  She is also the author of the foreword and a profiled subject in the best seller "Living well With Endometriosis" (Harper-Collins) by Kerry-Ann Morris, in which her own works are extensively cited. She also contributed to the best-selling book by leading Endometriosis expert and surgeon, David B. Redwine, MD, "Endometriosis: 100 Questions & Answers" (Jones & Bartlett), and Dr. Susan Evan’s critically acclaimed “Endometriosis & Other Chronic Pelvic Pain” (Lothian Publishing), as well as many others.  Her "Letter from Survivors," a poignant insight into the life of the Endometriosis patient, has received international acclaim and been extensively reprinted by innumerable resources, both online and off, and was presented on the steps of the Lincoln Monument in Washington, DC at the country’s first national EndoWalk Event.  Additionally, her work concerning healthcare on the Internet was featured in the book, "Real People, Real Stories: How the Internet is Touching Lives."

She has also worked extensively over the years with select non-medical clientele to develop marketing materials and fulfill various communication needs, including reports, grant requests, proposals, business plans, corporate and real estate documentation, corporate start-up materials, and much more.  Ms. Guidone has been included in the 20th edition of "Who’s Who among American Women" and is a former member of OBGYN.net's Women & Patients Advisory Board, as well as the previous Coordinating Editor of OBGYN.net's EndoZONE and Endometriosis Pavilion sites. She has served as a nine-term judge by invitation for the National Health Information Resource Centers celebrated "World Wide Web Health Awards" Program. Ms. Guidone continues to be a featured source for articles and interviews about Endometriosis, including in such publications as the New York Times, among others.  Recently, she was the featured guest in multiple segments on Endometriosis for a popular national radio health program. She has also served as a Clinical Coordinator in conjunction with groundbreaking disease research and confidential studies with leading industry partners, as well as with professional organizations including the Association of Reproductive Toxicologists.  She continues her active involvement in, and fostering of, ongoing research efforts ranging from recruitment for clinical trials on proprietary new treatments to coordinating genetic research studies.

She is also very active in patient advocacy and lobbying efforts.  Her important testimony concerning dioxin exposure as it relates to Endometriosis was read before the California State Legislature at the invitation of the general Assembly in support of AB2820, a consequential bill calling for the independent investigation of toxins in feminine hygiene products.  She also co-authored the text contained in various Endometriosis legislative Awareness Resolutions passed by local and national lawmakers, including House Concurrent Resolution No. 291, a groundbreaking National Endometriosis awareness Resolution. The Resolution was unanimously passed by the 107th Congress of the United States, and is the first and only such Legislation ever to pass in the United States concerning Endometriosis to date. Since that time, the states of New York, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, California, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and others have also passed one or more subsequent statewide Awareness Resolutions.

Ms. Guidone travels frequently to meet the domestic and international demands of the Endometriosis and women’s health communities.  She continues her ongoing efforts in the global community, contributing to like-minded initiatives and endeavors whenever possible, in order to promote advances in the art and science of women’s reproductive healthcare.