A Stanford Medicine radiologist writes a novel that's part mystery, part sci-fi thriller, part educational tool to teach names of fractures.
Category: Books
A Q&A with Daniel Mason: Combining psychiatry and writing
Daniel Mason, Stanford psychiatrist and award-winning novelist speaks on his passion for literature and medicine.
Neuroscientist’s book traverses the extremes of human behavior
Stanford bioengineer, neuroscientist and psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth has written a new book -- and it’s not a ‘science book.’
Former patient writes book for kids on stem cell transplants
A cancer survivor treated at Stanford has written a book to help kids facing stem cell transplant understand the procedure and approach it with courage.
I wrote a book about a scientist’s journey to save his desperately ill son
Stanford Medicine science writer Tracie White shares the origins of her new book that explores ME/CFS, family bonds, science, suffering, and much more.
Stanford physician pens children’s book on breathing
After noticing that young patients know little about their bodies, Stanford physician Diana Farid wrote a children's book explaining how our lungs work.
Social distancing through the eyes of a toddler
Stanford physician Benjamin Lindquist wrote a children's book to help explain social distancing to his 2-year-old daughter Kiley.
What if George Washington was shot during the Revolutionary War? Obstetrician writes an alternate history novel
History buff and Stanford obstetrician Ronald Gibbs wrote a novel in which George Washington is shot in the chest early in the Revolutionary War.
My mommy is a doctor: A children’s book (and love story)
Moises Gallegos, a Stanford emergency medicine physician, wrote a children's book for his son to celebrate his wife, a physician-mother.
Our best reads of 2019: Stanford Medicine picks
Looking for a good biomedical or science read? Stanford Medicine leaders and science communicators suggest some of their favorites.
Best of the decade: Stanford Medicine’s 1:2:1 podcasts
Paul Costello has hosted scores of 1:2:1 podcast interviews with well-known authors, physicians, leaders and others. Here, he picks a few favorites.
“There is not a cure”: A podcast on Alzheimer’s and poetry
In this 1:2:1 podcast, host Paul Costello talks with Eugenia Zukerman, who is living with Alzheimer's disease and has a new book of poetry.
Searching for place — A physician’s first short story collection
Stanford obstetrician Yasser El-Sayed has published a collection of short stories exploring themes of home, identity and cultural dislocation.
Directing the gaze: A discussion of writing, psychiatry and criminal justice
Author and psychiatrist Christine Montross discussed her work and read excerpts from her books at a recent event at Stanford.
A dose of Dr. Seuss for Packard Children’s preemies
Parents and nurses read to preemies at a recent Packard Children's event, promoting the benefits of reading to babies uncovered by recent Stanford research.
Our best reads of 2018: Stanford Medicine communicators’ picks
Looking for a good biomedical read? Stanford Medicine communicators offer up their top picks for the year.