Atul Gawande's Being Mortal is a thought-provoking exploration of the human experience of mortality. Through interviews, case studies, and personal reflections, Gawande examines the ways in which modern medicine has changed our understanding of death and dying, and how we can better prepare
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Atul Atmaram Gawande is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.