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Author : Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, is a distinguished professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he also serves as Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. Born to Indian educators in Ethiopia, Verghese began his medical training in Addis Ababa before completing his education at Madras Medical College. He later moved to the United States, where he encountered the complexities of the healthcare system as a foreign medical graduate. His experiences treating AIDS patients in rural Tennessee during the early epidemic profoundly shaped his perspective and inspired his acclaimed memoir, *My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story*, which garnered recognition as a Best Book of the Year by *Time* and was adapted into a film by Mira Nair. Verghese's literary achievements also include the best-selling *The Tennis Partner: A Story of Friendship and Loss*, reflecting on his personal relationships and struggles with addiction. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, his writing has been featured in prominent publications such as *The New Yorker*, *The Atlantic*, and *The New York Times*, solidifying his dual legacy as both a physician and a writer.