Media Relations Team
Philosophy
Within the MUSC Office of Public Relations, our media relations team values your role in making MUSC programs, people, procedures and research transparent and easily understood by numerous audiences. We know you have deadlines. We know how to reach the correct expert that you need for your story. We have our fingers on the pulse of what is new, advancing, or changing at MUSC. Most of all, we have an appreciation and understanding of the journalistic integrity that is so important to your job. The mission of the media relations team at MUSC is several-fold:
- Responding to your requests as quickly as possible;
- Providing you with accurate and correct information;
- Protecting patients’ privacy if they so request;
- Delivering relevant, exciting and new information
In accomplishing this mission we hope that you find working with our media relations team and affiliated staff to be an easy and productive experience. We are always open to suggestions of how we can contribute or distribute information in ways more suitable to individual needs or schedules. We look forward to working with you!
Heather Woolwine
Media Relations Director
Heather has worked for MUSC since 2002 in the Public Relations office. Her academic background consists of honors degrees in corporate communication and psychology, and she is currently pursuing a master’s degree in communication at the College of Charleston. In addition to her administrative duties, Heather is available to coordinate interviews and media visits, locate experts, facilitate news stories, and provide information. She can be reached via the following methods:
Day phone: (843) 792-7669 / Email: woolwinh@musc.edu / Pager: Call (843) 792-0590, enter 12878.
Tony Ciuffo
Media Relations Specialist 
Tony joined the media relations team in February 2010. Prior to joining MUSC PR, Ciuffo spent nearly 20 years as director of media relations for College of Charleston athletics. He also served as the school’s radio play-by-play announcer for 14 years and was named the S.C. Sportscaster of the Year in 2003 and 2009. Ciuffo earned a Journalism degree from the University of South Carolina in 1989. Ciuffo is available to facilitate news stories and provide information at the request of the media. He can be reached via the following methods:
Day Phone: (843) 792-2626 / Email: ciuffo@musc.edu / Pager: Call (843) 792-0590, enter 13658.
This team is fortunate to work with skilled public relations professionals in these areas who are also available for media contact:
Vicky Agnew, Director of Strategic Communications, Hollings Cancer Center
843-792-0376 or agnew@musc.edu
Covering: Research and clinical care areas for the state’s premier cancer center
Roby Hill, Director of Communications, South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP)
843-792-1100 or hilro@musc.edu
Covering: Inpatient, Outpatient pharmacy topics and issues; all items related to the pharmacy training programs on the SCCP MUSC campus |
