Gaby Guzek is a renowned German medical journalist, internationally translated bestselling author, and publisher with more than three decades of experience in science communication. Together with Dr. med. Bernd Guzek, she runs a specialized publishing house in Vienna, Austria. Her editorial focus lies on neurobiology, addiction recovery, alcohol dependence, and nutritional medicine — subjects she knows both through deep journalistic research and personal, lived experience.
📊 At a Glance
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Academic Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.), State University of New York |
| Fields of Expertise | Medical journalism, addiction medicine, nutritional medicine, PR |
| Career Highlights | Freelance contributor to FAZ, dpa, and manager magazin |
| Publishing House | Vienna, Austria |
| Notable Works | “Pilze im Körper — Krank ohne Grund” (bestseller) | “Alkohol adé” / “Bye-bye-Booze” (bestseller) |
🎓 Education & Academic Background
- 1992: Master of Arts (M.A.), State University of New York at Buffalo
- Scholarship & Teaching: Scholarship recipient at the State University of New York, including academic teaching duties
- Studies: Languages and political science in Germany and the U.S.
📰 Journalism Career
From her university years through the late 1990s, she worked continuously as a freelance journalist for major German media outlets, including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), the German Press Agency (dpa), and manager magazin (Spiegel Verlag), where she regularly covered medicine and health — in part alongside Dr. Bernd Guzek.
She subsequently shifted her focus to building her own publishing house and PR agency.
📚 Books & Publications (Selection)
- “Pilze im Körper — Krank ohne Grund“ — Medical bestseller, translated into multiple languages internationally
- “Alkohol adé“ — Co-authored with Dr. med. Bernd Guzek
- “Die Suchtlüge“
- “Schach dem Herzinfarkt“ — Co-authored with nutrition expert Dr. med. habil. Gerhard Ohlenschläger
- “Suchtrisiko ADHS — Wenn das Gehirn nicht anders kann“ — Co-authored with Lisa Guzek
- Bye-bye-Booze — U.S.-adapted English edition of Alkohol adé, with Dr. med. Bernd Guzek
- Editorial Leadership: Editor of trade journals including Zeitschrift für Umweltmedizin and Ambulante Chirurgie, plus ghostwriting in nutritional medicine
💼 Management & Entrepreneurship
- Founding the Publishing House: Co-founder of the family’s specialized publishing house in Hamburg (re-founded in Vienna in 2015), originally launched in the 1990s to secure full journalistic independence
- Management: CEO of her own medical/pharma PR agency until 2004; two years as CEO of a physicians’ professional association
- Digital Marketing: Marketing lead for the medical online platforms facharzt.de and hausarzt.de
❤️ Personal
- Mission: Addiction is deeply personal to her — a subject she has overcome herself.
- Personal: Happy mother of three children with Dr. Bernd Guzek — “the best of everything.”