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Abraham Verghese
Verghese in 2023
Born
(1955-05-30) May 30, 1955 (age 68) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Occupation
Professor of medicine, author
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Madras Medical College
Period
1980 to present
Genre
medical book, autobiography, novel
Notable works
My Own Country,The Tennis Partner, Cutting for Stone, The Covenant of Water
Website
www.abrahamverghese.org
Abraham Verghese (born 1955) is an American physician, author and Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine and Vice Chair of Education at Stanford University Medical School.[1] He is the author of four best-selling books: two memoirs and two novels. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the Institute of Medicine.[2] He received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2015.[3] He is the co-host with Eric Topol of the podcast Medscape Medicine and the Machine.[4]
^Stanford Report: Physician returns to the art of healing in medicine
^"Three School of Med professors elected to Institute of Medicine", The Stanford Daily, October 19, 2011.
^"Remarks by the President at the Presentation of the 2015 National Medals of the Arts and Humanities". whitehouse.gov. September 22, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^"Medicine and the Machine". Medscape. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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