Clinical Focus
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Education
- Bedside Exam
- The Patient-Physician relationship
- Medical Errors
- Story and Ritual of Medicine
Administrative Appointments
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Director, PRESENCE (2017 - Present)
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Adjunct Faculty, Freeman Spogli Institute: Stanford Health Policy (2010 - Present)
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Faculty, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (2009 - Present)
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Vice Chair for the Theory & Practice of Medicine, Stanford University, Department of Medicine (2007 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Doctor of Science (Honorary), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (2017)
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National Humanities Medal, President Obama and the National Endowment for the Arts (2016)
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Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (2014)
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Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (2014)
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The Heinz Award in Humanities, The Heinz Foundation (2014)
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Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), Upstate Medical University, SUNY Syracuse (2012)
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Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2011)
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Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), University of Northern Illinois (2007)
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John P. McGovern Medal, Osler Society, Montreal (2007)
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Member, Association of American Physicians, Association of American Physicians (2006)
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Master, American College of Physicians (2005)
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Doctor of Science (Honorary), Swarthmore College (2001)
Professional Education
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Residency: East Tennessee State University Medicine (1983) TN
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Medical Education: Madras University Medicine (1980) India
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Master of Fine Arts, The University of Iowa, Fiction (1991)
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (1988)
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (1986)
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Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Boston Univ School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases (1985)
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1983)