He's been reporting on cardiovascular medicine since 2003 when he joined theheart.org. He is a member of theheart.org team that won the Online News Association Online Journalism Award in the category of Specialty Site Journalism in 2010 and the Gold Medal for Best Website from the Association of Healthcare Publication Editors Award in 2013. Michael is a graduate of Queen's University and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia. He keeps his own heart tuned up by running regularly in his adopted hometown of Hamilton, ON and has completed multiple marathons, including Boston, Bermuda, Toronto, New York, and Big Sur. He can be contacted at or .