Danielle Ofri talks with Deborah Kotz–senior writer for U.S. News & World Report–about communication between doctor and patient. See the video here. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
Danielle Ofri talks with Deborah Kotz–senior writer for U.S. News & World Report–about communication between doctor and patient. See the video here. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
“The first book I wrote about medicine, “Singular Intimacies,” did not start out as a book. It started out as a breather–an exhalation, you might say–after a decade of medical training at Bellevue Hospital. After ten years of exams, hospitals, illness and death, I needed some air.” read full essay on Huffington Post Share on…
There is a veritable epidemic of doctor-writers out there. What is going on? Are doctors suddenly in the kiss-and-tell mode? What about confidentiality? Professionalism? HIPAA? As one of the aforementioned doctor-writers, I look upon this trend with both awe and trepidation. I suspect that that this flourishing literary phenomenon relates to the public’s fascination and…
Media Bistro recently hosted a book launch for “Medicine in Translation.” Host Jason Boog and organizer Tatiana Ridley presided over more than fifty media executives, writers, editors, and designers at the Copper Door Tavern. Beacon Press kindly donated copies of “Medicine in Translation” that were given to the first 25 attendees. More photos and details…
By Sam Roberts Published: January 15, 2010 “When my immigrant grandmother contracted a contagious disease on her voyage to America from Eastern Europe, she was deposited in a London hospital, alone and unable to speak a word of English. Her story has evoked terror every time I have heard it. Imagine being afraid of…
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“The audience reacted with intermittent bursts of laughter as Danielle Ofri, professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine and internist at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, recounted her experiences with cultural rifts between doctors and patients in her Thursday night lecture “Journeys With Our Patients: Multiculturalism in a Two-Person Canoe.” In order to…
Danielle Ofri interviewed by Virginia Prescott on New Hampshire Public Radio. Danielle will be speaking at Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire on Thursday January 14th at 7 pm. Listen here. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
It was a frigid January night, but happily that didn’t stop booklovers from coming out to Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side. Seventy fans and friends packed the seats to hear Danielle Ofri read from her new book, “Medicine in Translation.” She read aloud about her experience caring for a Tibetan hunger striker…
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