Lara Yamagata



  • Lara Yamagata
    Lara Yamagata

    2018 - MSc Nursing, University of Dundee

    2012 - BSc Nursing, University of Malta


    Academic Background

    Ms Yamagata is a medical writer with a background in nursing. After working in a cardiology setting for 6 years, she transitioned to medical writing. She has worked on a variety of regulatory documents across different therapeutic areas. Her areas of interest include cardiology, nephrology, acute medicine, and oncology.

    Writing and Editing Experience

    Ms Yamagata has over 4 years of medical writing experience as lead author of several regulatory documents (such as protocols and clinical study reports), as well as medical communication materials. She has edited scientific manuscripts written by authors whose native language is not English to improve sentence structure, readability, and grammar in line with specific journal submission guidelines. Ms Yamagata joined Edanz as a freelance medical writer in 2022.

    Publishing History

    Ms Yamagata has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed cardiology papers, conference posters, and abstracts.