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Atul gawande grew up in the appalachian foothills of rural ohio near the west virginia border, feeling more than a little out of place with two indian. The surgeon in the story is the father of atul gawande, who is also a surgeon as well as a writer for the new yorker. Atul gawande has been a staff writer at the new yorker since 1998. His new book, being mortal, is a personal meditation on how we can better live with agerelated frailty, serious illness and approaching death. The recipient of numerous awards and widespread acclaim, atul gawande s being mortal has secured a position among the bestselling medical books of all time. His new book, being mortal, is a personal meditation on how we can better live with agerelated frailty, serious illness. Surgeon atul gawande says doctors used to know and do. Hes a citizen physician on frontiers of human agency and meaning in light of what modern medicine makes possible. The atul gawande collection complications, better, and the. He practices general and endocrine surgery at brigham and womens hospital and. Atul gawande appeared on cbs this morning on september 6, 2017 to speak about the paperback release of his book being mortal.
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