CJ Lyons
Encyclopedia
CJ Lyons is an American physician
and writer
of medical suspense novels.
CJ Lyons is also a Pennsylvania State music educator, percussionist, composer
, and Innovative Percussion Artist.
. She did her internship and residency at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital
. She has held teaching appointments at the Medical College of Ohio and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She worked as a general pediatrician focusing on community health care.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of medical suspense novels.
CJ Lyons is also a Pennsylvania State music educator, percussionist, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and Innovative Percussion Artist.
Biography
Lyons was raised in State College, PA, and attended medical school at the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. She did her internship and residency at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, a hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is the only hospital in southwestern Pennsylvania dedicated solely to the care of infants, children and young adults. Care is provided by more than 700 board-certified pediatricians and pediatric...
, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital
The Akron Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Akron, Ohio.-History:Akron Children’s Hospital began as a day nursery in 1890. In 2010 it was the largest pediatric health care provider in northeast Ohio...
. She has held teaching appointments at the Medical College of Ohio and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She worked as a general pediatrician focusing on community health care.
Awards
- Romance Writers of AmericaRomance Writers of AmericaRomance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...
, Golden Heart Finalist in Romantic Suspense, 2004 - From The Heart Romance Writers of America, Winner of Golden Gateway Contest in Romantic Suspense