Jerome Groopman, M.D. is the Dina and Raphael Recanati Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and one of the world's leading researchers in cancer and AIDS. He is a staff writer for The New Yorker and has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New Republic. He is author of The Measure of Our Days (1997), Second Opinions (2000), Anatomy of Hope (2004), How Doctors Think (2007), and the recently released, Your Medical Mind.
"Must reading for every physician who cares for patients and every
patient who wishes to get the best care." - Time
"Every reflective doctor will learn from this book. . . every
prospective patient will find thoughtful advice for communicating
successfully." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[Groopman's] most essential book yet." - Boston Phoenix
"Groopman has written a unique, important and wonderful
book...You'll never look at your own doctor in the same way again."
- Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, bestselling authors of
Freakonomics
"Splendid and courageous. . . Groopman lifts the veil on the most
taboo topic. . . the pervasive nature of misdiagnosis." - Ron
Chernow, New York Times bestselling author
"A sage, humane prescription for medical practitioners and the
people who depend of them." - O, the Oprah Magazine
"A cogent analysis of all the wrong ways his fellow practitioners
are trained to approach the patients they treat." - Elle
"A book to restore faith in an often-resented profession." -
Booklist
In a hotly contested book won by the publisher in a preemptive bid, a Harvard Medical School professor explains how issues like a doctor's age, gender, and relationship with the patient can affect care. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
"Dr. Jerome Groopman is bringing out his most essential book
yet, HOW DOCTORS THINK." Boston Phoenix "A highly pleasurable
must-read." Kirkus Reviews, Starred Every reflective doctor will
learn from this book...every prospective patient will find
thoughtful advice for communicating successfully Publishers Weekly,
Starred A book to restore faith in an often-resented profession,
well enough written to warrant its quarter-million first
printing.
Booklist, ALA A cogent analysis of all the wrong ways his fellow
practitioners are trained to appraoch the patients they treat.
Elle A sage, humane prescription for medical practitioners and the
people who depend of them. O, The Oprah Magazine "Splendid and
courageous...Groopman lifts the veil on the most taboo topic...the
pervasive nature of misdiagnosis." -- Ron Chernow, author of
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, TITAN, and THE HOUSE OF MORGAN "Groopman has
written a unique, important and wonderful book...You'll never look
at your own doctor in the same way again." -- Steven D. Levitt and
Stephen J. Dubner, authors of FREAKONOMICS --
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