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About Abraham Verghese
American physician and author
Abraham Verghese is an American physician and author. He is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor of Medicine at Stanford Medical School, where he also serves as Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine and Internal Medicine Clerkship Director. He is the author of four best-selling books, including two memoirs and two novels. He also co-hosts the Medscape podcast Medicine and the Machine with Eric Topol, reflecting his ongoing interest in medicine, teaching, and the place of technology in clinical care.
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Books by Abraham Verghese
Cutting for Stone
2009
The Covenant of Water
2023
The Tennis Partner (ARC)
1998