In 2003, Danielle Ofri had the honor of appearing with Alan Alda, Frank Stella, Paula Scher, and Nobel Laureate Gunter Blobel in a panel discussion at Rockefeller University. The topic was “Compelled to Create.” Listen to the discussion here. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
Danielle reads the powerful essay “Intensive Care”–about the internal struggles of caregivers. This reading from her book “Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue” was filmed at Baruch College. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
Danielle is quoted in radio story produced in England about H1N1. Check out the website Elements for the latest in science, technology, health and environmental news. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
Danielle’s reading at Washington DC’s finest independent bookstore–Politics & Prose–was broadcast on C-Span’s Book TV. Watch the full show here. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
Watch Danielle Ofri read the moving essay “Tools of the Trade” from her book Incidental Findings. This reading was recorded at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
“In her new book [Ofri] deftly weaves together dozens of stories about some of the more memorable patients she’s seen. Her writing is sparkling and the patients really come alive on the page, but it left me wondering something that Dr. Ofri herself ponders in a recent column for Open Salon about the ethics of…
As Health Care Summit Nears, One Doctor Writes from the Front Lines Yesterday President Barack Obama made headlines by calling for a televised, bi-partisan meeting about the future of health care in this country. As the debate nears, we interviewed an author who works on the front lines of health care. Today’s guest on the…
“A gifted storyteller, Ofri provides vivid details that bring readers right into the exam room with her. From a paraplegic New Zealander to an aging Chinese couple who must make difficult choices about how to treat their degenerative illnesses, these patients’ stories are not just poignant; they also give insight into the challenges of obtaining…
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…
The newest guidelines on mammograms have stirred up intense debate. But very little of it is about the numbers. It’s almost entirely about emotions. Whether it is individual women who speak poignantly about their own cancers or irresponsible politicians who talk about “rationing” to score cheap political points. As hard as it may seem to…
Excerpt from Medicine in Translation, (©Beacon Press, 2010, Reprinted with permission.). NEW: Listen to “Found in Translation” Audio “Je m’a…,” I stuttered to Aristede Mezondes, the serious young man in a grey wool overcoat, standing before me with ramrod posture. “Je m’appelle Dr. Ofri.” There. I’d gotten it out. The language of Descartes, Voltaire, and…
Public hospitals have a bad rap. They’re viewed by many as hospitals of last resort, and most patients with private insurance do anything to avoid them. As a long-time physician in a public hospital, I’m sensitive to this reputation. I wouldn’t work in my hospital if I didn’t feel that it delivered excellent health care.…
Yesterday was a typically busy day in my medical clinic, plenty of killers on the loose – diabetes, hypertension, coronary disease. But every patient wanted to talk about swine flu. The news that swine flu had come to New York City sent my patients into a panic and they peppered me with questions: Is it…
“Angelina Gomez,” the medical assistant hollers out to the crowded waiting room. As always, I cringe when I hear this. It sounds so harsh, so cattle-like. I know that the assistant is actually a gentle and caring person, and I understand that he uses a loud voice so that he can be heard over the…
On Nov 22, 2009, Danielle Ofri read from her book “Singular Intimacies,” as part of a day-long symposium on science and art. The event was sponsored by Macaulay Honor’s College at CUNY, and featured speakers about music, film, literature, medicine and science. Macualay College gave complimentary copies of Danielle’s book to attendees. Share on Facebook…
Every illness is unique, and every person faces illness in his or her own way. Anna Deveare Smith, in her one-woman show “Let Me Down Easy,” slips into the persona of twenty-one individuals who have faced an aspect of illness or death. In ninety minutes, Deveare Smith takes the audience on an existential scavenger hunt,…
The waiting area in Bellevue Hospital was full. Every chair was taken. But the people kept streaming in. More chairs had to be brought in. It wasn’t clear if the room could accommodate everyone. This wasn’t the emergency room or the clinic waiting area, however. It was the scene of the Bellevue Literary Review poetry…
Sunday October 25th at 5 pm is the seventeenth Bellevue Literary Review reading. Every six months, more than 100 people gather in the nation’s oldest public hospital to hear poetry and prose. Bellevue Hospital is now a fixture on the literary circuit. All readings are free and open to the public. Read more about the…
Danielle Ofri interviewed on CNN concerning undocumented immigrants who need dialysis. See the video. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
Danielle Ofri featured in article on doctor-writers. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
NPR Driveway Moments story. Melissa Block of “All Things Considered” followed Danielle Ofri on her rounds at Bellevue Hospital. Listen to the full story. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Twitter Tell a friend
Worried about swine flu? Nervous about the next outbreak? Read Priscilla Wald’s book for an unusual take on epidemics? Here’s Danielle Ofri’s review of “Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative” that appeared in the September issue of The Journal of Public Health. “In search of gripping plots and compelling characters, writers have always pilfered…
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