Writer, M.D.: The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctors (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307946867)

From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature. Writer, M.D. celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by today's most beloved physician-writers, including,

- Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical exam

- Pauline Chen, on the bond between a med student and her first cadaver

- Atul Gawande, on the ethical dilemmas of a young surgical intern

- Danielle Ofri, on the devastation of losing a patient

- Ethan Canin, on love, poetry, and growing old

These essays and stories illuminate the inner lives of men and women who deal with trauma, illness, mortality, and grief on a daily basis. Read together, they provide a candid, moving, one-of-a-kind glimpse behind the doctor's mask.

Author: Leah Kaminsky
ISBN-10: 030794686X
ISBN-13: 9780307946867
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2012
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 123
Booklist 12/15/2011 pg. 9
Shelf Awareness 01/24/2012