Dr Newsome will oversee all aspects of HealthMine’s health education communication and information resources dedicated to raising awareness of subclinical zinc deficiency and the risks of chronic copper toxicity in the mature population. This will include the management and growth of HealthMine’s future media and communication plans.
He served as chief scientific officer of Adeona during 2007 and 2008 and has remained a consultant to Adeona. Prior to joining Adeona in October 2007, Dr Newsome practiced as a retina specialist and retino-vitreal surgeon in the Tampa Bay area, after serving 14 years as president of the Retinal Institute of Louisiana, as well as serving as clinical professor of ophthalmology at the Tulane University School of Medicine, and professor of ophthalmology at the Louisiana State University Medical Center.