Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande is a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a staff writer for "The New Yorker". He is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, and he was nominated for a 2002 National Book Award for his book "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science". His new book, "Better", will be coming out this spring.

Atul Gawande book reviews

  • Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science 5 out of 5

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    by Donna J, Dec 1, 2011

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  • The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right 5 out of 5

    Good read with helpful pointers

    by Frank B, Nov 10, 2011

    Logical development of the checklist approach from a medical perspective but that reaches out to the fields of engineering, architecture and aviation to list a few examples. It is a fascinating read ... read more

  • The Best American Science Writing 5 out of 5

    science lives

    by Presbyterian, Jan 13, 2011

    His first book (do check out what came later) is well written, clear and educational. This is an author I recommend to anyone who wants to gain an understanding of the process of thinking and doing ... read more

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