About Epicenter Communications, Inc.

Epicenter Communications was founded in 1991 by Dr. Matthew Naythons, a physician and an award-winning Time magazine photojournalist. The company owns a portfolio of premium domain names, and has produced a number of health and medical information books, as well as award-winning websites such as Alzheimers.com, Depression.com, Diabetes.com and Obesity.com, many of which have been developed and subsequently sold.

Epicenter has also produced dozens of photographic book projects, including both official Clinton Presidential inaugural books, the official George W. Bush Presidential inaugural book, and coffee table books on a variety of subjects, including Christmas around the world, the war in Sarajevo, and the auto races at Daytona.

Matthew Naythons MD - Founder

Dr. Naythons' many strengths as an entrepreneur include his ability to lead tightly focused, high-quality teams and project managers on strict time constraints; on budget; and in challenging situations—funding, recruiting, building, and leading both small, rapid-response units and complex, hierarchical organizations. He speaks the different languages of media, medicine/epidemiology, technology, and bureaucracy. His proven strategic communications and negotiating skills have been invaluable in forging partnerships and coordinating the efforts of private, governmental, and scientific communities.

After graduating from medical school, Dr. Naythons combined hospital ER medicine with an award-winning career as an international photojournalist for Time magazine, most often in combat situations. While covering the exodus of Cambodian refugees from the genocide of Pol Pot in 1979, he formed and led International Medical Teams (IMT), a mobile relief organization that provided medical care to Cambodian refugees and displaced Thai villagers.

In 1991, Naythons founded Epicenter Communications. The company created prestigious photojournalism, multimedia, and Internet projects with a global reach. Projects included The Face of Mercy: A Photographic History of Medicine at War, with an introduction by William Styron; Sarajevo: A Portrait of the Siege, and Clinton: A Portrait of Victory—the first best-selling book to have an accompanying CD-ROM.

In 1995, after producing a series of user-friendly consumer guides to the world of new media, including editions of The Multimedia Home Companion, Naythons’ Epicenter Communications published the first guide to online health: The Internet Health, Fitness, and Medicine Yellow Pages.

Later that year, under Naythons’ direction, Epicenter formed two Internet health divisions: NetMed and NetHealth. Supported by pharmaceutical corporations, the company created some of the first disease-specific health sites on the Internet, including award-winning websites such as Diabetes.com, Depression.com, Obesity.com and Alzheimers.com.

In January 1999, Naythons joined PlanetRx and became Vice President and Publisher of the online pharmacy. In 2000, while still at PlanetRx, and based on research and writing he commissioned for Alzheimers.com, he co-authored There is Still A Person In There: A Complete Guide to Treating and Coping with Alzheimer's.

In 2002, Naythons co-founded EpiCom Media, and became the CEO and President. EpiCom Media, like Epicenter Communications, produced large scale, multimillion-dollar photojournalism projects such as A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces and A Day in the Life of the American Woman (published in 2005).

In 2006, Naythons co-founded Argonaut Ventures LLC, which funds and takes an active role in developing early stage companies, currently specializing in online health.

In addition to his BS from Muhlenberg College and MD from Hahnemann University, he received a Doctor of Humanities honoris causa from his alma mater in 1995.

Peter Goggin - Vice-President, Internet Properties

Peter Goggin has been a leader in online health since 1995. He developed some of the first vertical community health information websites online, including Diabetes.com, Alzheimers.com, Depression.com, Obesity.com and others.

From 1999-2001, Goggin led the project management and business development teams building online pharmacy PlanetRx.com. He is currently Vice President at Epicenter Commmunications, and a founding Partner of Argonaut Ventures, LLC.

Dawn Sheggeby - Vice President, Book Publishing

Dawn Sheggeby first teamed up with Naythons in 1989 as the assistant editor of The Power to Heal. She has led more than a dozen large-scale illustrated book projects, coordinating the work of hundreds of distinguished photojournalists, writers, and artists.

Sheggeby was Managing Editor for NetGuide Live, an online guide to the Internet, and her recent projects include A Day in the Life of the American Woman, A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces, and A Day in the Life of Africa. She has serves as the editorial director for all of Epicenter Communications books and photography exhibits.