Jerome Groopman, M.D., holds the Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is chief of experimental medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. A staff writer for The New Yorker, he is the author of How Doctors Think, The Anatomy of Hope, Second Opinions, The Measure of Our Days, and other books.
"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 --
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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