Atul Gawande
AmericanMemoirScienceb. 1965
Atul Atmaram Gawande (born November 5, 1965) is an American surgeon, public-health researcher, and author. He is known for his books and essays on medicine, health policy, and end-of-life care, and for writing for The New Yorker. He has held academic appointments at Harvard and has been active in health-system innovation and global surgery initiatives.
Awards
['MacArthur Fellowship (2006)']
Notable Works
['Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End', 'The Checklist Manifesto', "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science"]
