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François Begon
Professor of medicine Editor Translator

Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Local time: 02:47 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: French Native in French

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RESUME of FRANCOIS BEGON, FULL PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

ADDRESS:
François P. Begon
74, rue de la Colonie, F-75013 PARIS (France)
Tel: + 33 1 45 88 47 02 Fax/Tel: + 33 5 6169 99 27
Mobile phone: 00 33 (0)6 84 96 57 92
2 Emails (PLS write to both):
i) francoisbegon@aol.com
ii) francois.begon0594@Orange.fr

Pair : English > French

Native Language : French

PRESENTATION:
• Doctor of medicine (Award: Silver Medal)
• MSc. Physiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Physics, Nuclear
• Full professor of medicine (Poitiers’ University School of Medicine, France)
• Eng > Fre translator since 6 years; Freelancer
• Editing/Proofreading since 6 years

AREAS OF MEDICAL SPECIALIZATIONS:
• Internal Medicine, Oncology, Cardiology, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Urology, Haematology, Infectious disease, Immunology, Endocrinology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychology
• Pharmaceuticals, Clinical trials
• Medical instruments, Medical Devices, Prostheses & Equipments
• Aesthetic medicine, Antiaging Medicine
• Medical Advertising & Marketing
• Biotech, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Clinical Labs
• Imaging
• Environment & Biology (§ Refer below)

TRANSLATION RATE:
US $ 0.12 / source word
€ 0.085 / source word

EDITING RATE:
US $ 0.040 / English Word (US $ 40.00 / hour)
€ 0.030 / English Word (€ 30.00 / hour)

MINIMUM CHARGE:
US $ 50.00
€ 30.00

TRANSLATION & EDITING EXPERIENCE:
• Translator & Editor/Proofreader since 6 years
• Ex-Editor in Chief of an international J. of Medicine - Taylor & Francis Ltd, London (1974-79)
• working for 90 Agencies and 270 companies & Institutions (See below)
• Latest Translations & Edits: 19 in October 2009 (See below)

WEBSITES :
1) http://www.proz.com/pro/54586 & http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/member10195.htm

POSITION :
• Full Professor of medicine (Poitiers University Medical School)
• Ex-Assistant Professor of Internal medicine & oncology
• Member of the Multidisciplinary Academy of Sciences (Paris)

BACKGROUND :
• Full professor of medicine
• M.D. (award: Silver Medal)
• MSc.: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Physics, Nuclear
• Statistics Graduate (Methods, medicine, biology, trials)
• Molecular Biology Graduate

LATEST TRANSLATIONS & EDITS :
OCTOBER 2009: 19 (including 4 Edits)
•Edit: Bioresorbable Implants of Afamelanotide in the Treatment of Solar Urticaria
•Edit: Bivalirudin for Acute Myocardial Infarction
•Translation: A Delayed-Start Trial of Rasagiline in Parkinson’s disease
•Translation: Asacol 800 vs. Asacol 400
•Translation: Intraluminal Shunt for Anastomosis
•Translation: A Vascular Probe for coronary and peripheral vascular surgery
•Edit: The Zenith TX2® TAA Endovascular Graft Reimbursement Registry
•Translation: Disposable Internal Vessel Occluder
•Translation: Flo-Rester® Vessel Sizers
•Translation: Online Evaluation and Quiz for Credit
•Translation: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Treatment and Communication Issues Associated with Management of Erectile Dysfunction
•Translation: Cannula Snore Computer Assisted Analysis
•Translation: Denosumab for Prevention of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
•Edit: Psoriasis AAU Questionnaire
•Edit: Abdominal Brach Survey on Stent Grafts
•Translation: Dronedarone for Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter
•Translation: Increased Mortality after Dronedarone Therapy for Heart Failure •Translation: Gamma-clone® Anti-A,B (Murine Monoclonal Blend)
•Translation: Effect of Dronedarone on Cardiovascular Events

SOFTWARE :
PowerPoint, Adobe Standard 7.0, ScanSoft PDF Converter, MS office

POSITIONS HELD & CV :
• Full Professor of medicine; Poitiers School of
medicine – France
• Ex-head of a Medicine Department; Poitiers University
hospital
• Member of the European multidisciplinary Academy of
sciences
• Ex-Chairman of the “Environment & Safety” Committee of a nuclear plant
• Fellow: Oncology (clinical trials); Internal Medicine; Imaging; Biochemistry
• Resident: Oncology, Haematology, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Hepatology, Nephrology (hemodialysis, grafts)

WORKING WITH 270 COMPANIES & INSTITUTIONS
ABBOTT, Assurance maladie, AstraZeneca, ATS medical, Baxter, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Centocor, ConvaTec, Cook Europe, WHO, Ciba, Edwards Lifesciences, Eli Lilly, Elsevier Ethicon, EORTC,
European Commission, Exactech, FDA, GE Healthcare, Genzyme, 3M, GloxoSmithKline, Gilead, Gynecare, Hoffmann La Roche, Immucor, INOVA Diagnostics Inc., JAMA, J&J, J. of Clinical Investigation, Littmann, Lundbeck, Mallinckrodt, Merck, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic, Mitsubishi, New England J. of Medicine, NIH-Vaccine Research Center, Novartis, NovoNordisk, Monsanto Organon, Oxford BioMedica, Pfizer, P&G , Pharmacia, Philips Electronics, Philips medical, Reuters, Schering-Plough, SphygmoCor, Sanofi-Aventis, Shire Pharma, St Jude Medical Ltd, Takeda Pharmaceutical's, Toshiba, Uromedica, Uroplasty

TYPES OF DOCUMENT :
Advertising
Clinical Study Protocol
Clinical Trials
Clinical Study Report
Culture Value Analysis Study of an Organization
Drug Profile
Drug Brochure
IFU
Informed Consent
Journal Articles
Marketing Questionnaire
Medical Literature Article
Medical Device Instructions for Use – IFU
Operator Manual
Package Inserts
Patient Information Leaflet
Pharmaceuticals Pipeline
Press Release
Research Study Protocol
Taglines
Training Booklet
User Manual
Web site

TREATED TOPICS:
Advertising, Aesthetic medicine,
AIDS, Allergy, Antibodies, ANA, Antibody Screening,
Alzheimer Disease, Animation movie comments, Asthma, Autoimmune Disease
Bio-Materials, BHV, Biotech, Bisphosphonates, Botox, Brachytherapy,
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Celiac Disease, CHV, Clinical Trials,
Connective Tissue Disease, Courses,
Cross-matching, CT
Diabetes
Dementia, Depressive Disorders
Device IFU, Dressings, Drug Inserts
Echocardiography, ELISA
FDA Applications, Food-processing Industry,
Gastroenterology, Gene Therapy, GIO, Gynaecology,
Hairstyling, HIV, HSV-1, HSV-2, Healthcare panel (panellists), Health Economics, HR
IgE, Imaging, Instruments, HIVAN
Immunoassay, Immunotherapy, Infectious Disease,
Informed Consent, Internal Medicine
Knees (Prostheses)
Leukaemia, Laboratories, Lasers,
Management, Marketing,
Medical Devices (Cardiology), Medical Lab Instruments, MRI
Neurology, Nuclear Medicine,
Ophthalmology microsurgical system, Oncology Products, Osteoporosis
Paget’s disease, Parkinson Disease, Papers to be published,
Pelvic Repair Systems, MPO
Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Companies’ Pipelines, Pharmaceutical Product Profiles, Phenotyping (RBC antigen), Polymyositis, Psoriasis,
Psychiatry, Psychology Rating Scales,
Prostheses (Orthopaedics, Cardiology & Stomies),
Pulmonary Ventilator, Pulmonary Disease
Quality Control (Reagents, Blood Bank)
Radiotherapy, Research Study Protocols, Repair Systems (pelvic)
Schizophrenia, Scleroderma, Sjögren's Syndrome, Stent Grafts,
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Taglines, Thrombus extraction, Trials
Ultrasounds, Urology,
Vaccines (Influenza, Herpes Simplex Virus)
Web Sites



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