ABOUT ME AND MY SERVICES

David Engert MBBS, BSc(Hons), DPM, MFPM

I am a UK-trained medical doctor with NHS and pharmaceutical industry experience. I am also a CELTA-trained teacher of English as a foreign language. After living in mainland Europe and Asia for over 15 years, I’m now based back in the UK.

My services include:

  • Copy editing and proofreading of documents (including personal documents), books, academic papers, and articles
  • Reference checking and general consultancy on writing medical papers and articles
  • For my overseas clients in particular, checking and editing texts of all types for English language accuracy
  • Multiple rounds of revisions as needed
  • Formatting manuscripts to the house style of a particular journal

For most documents, I am guided by the Chicago Manual of Style, but I’m happy to use another style guide if required. I prefer to work with Microsoft Word or plain text documents, but I’m flexible if you have specific software requirements. For citation management, I usually use Endnote or Zotero.

For all my clients, I want to help polish their written work to a high standard. You have worked hard on your manuscript and I will help you make it the best it can be!

My qualifications:

  • Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA-Grade A) – Berlin School of English, Germany
  • Membership of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (MFPM) of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK
  • Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine (DPM)
  • Medical degree: MBBS, University College London Medical School, UK
  • BSc Mathematics, University of Warwick, UK