Press
New Review of “Medicine in Translation”
“Ofri’s books… are all about her relationships with patients. The operative word there is “relationships”: Doctors aren’t supposed to have them. But good doctors do. The best doctors relate to the people they diagnose and treat. They listen to them, talk with them, learn... »
An Immigrant’s Heart
] “It began as a cold that Julia Amparo-Alvarado couldn’t seem to shake. One January night in 2003 when her boss called, asking her to come in for a night shift of janitorial work at the... »
A fascinating tapestry…
“The threads of Danielle Ofri’s memoir, Medicine in Translation, come together in a fascinating tapestry, with shimmers of what it is to be a physician, a mother, a writer and musician, a person with opinions trying to open herself to a world full of differences. She writes well, and the... »
True Stories – “Medicine in Translation”
Review of “Medicine in Translation” by writer/blogger Elaine Zimbel. “In person Dr. Danielle Ofri is an impressive woman with a healthy respect for the doctor/patient relationship. She was guest speaker at a McGill University seminar entitled “Singular Intimacies: literature as a bridge between doctor and patient”, a topic which particularly interested... »
Jewish Book World review
“Medicine in Translation” reviewed in Jewish Book World “Often lost in rancorous public debates is the impact proposed social changes will have on individuals. The health care reform bill recently passed by Congress is one such case. Billions of dollars may be saved and millions of people will have health insurance. But what can happen... »
Scenes From the Lives They Lived in the City
Published: June 29, 2003 New York Times excerpt from SINGULAR INTIMACIES: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue By Danielle Ofri (Beacon Press) ”Nine P.M.,” somebody shouted. ”Rikers bus rollin’ in!” I stepped out of the Bellevue E.R. into the chilly spring night to see what the excitement was. Just pulling in was a school bus, the kind I’d... »
Treating Patients When Language Is Only One of the Barriers
by Mike Reicher January 4, 2010 New York Times “A defective heart, a child detained by border guards — Julia Barquero had already had her struggles. But now her physician at Bellevue Hospital Center, Dr. Danielle Ofri, was trying to explain to Ms. Barquero that she could not receive a heart transplant... »
A Literary Review at Bellevue? Believe It
By DINITIA SMITH Published: October 2, 2002 New York Times // ”Just tell me a story,” Dr. Danielle Ofri admonishes her medical students and interns at morning rounds. To Dr. Ofri, an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital Center, a part-time writer and the editor in chief of the Bellevue Literary Review, every patient’s history... »
“A Sweet Life”
Danielle interviewed by Jane Kokernak for “A Sweet Life,” a wonderful new website that’s worth checking out. Q: Danielle, your book Medicine in Translation makes clear that, in the course of treating your patients, you seek to learn something about their lives beyond their lists of symptoms, numbers, and medications. In therapeutic... »
NPR: Medical Translation
Danielle is featured on an NPR story about medical translation in hospitals. In this photo she is using a special “language phone” with two handsets. She and the patient can speak to each other directly, with a remote interpreter providing simultaneous translation. (photo from WNYC website). »