Abraham Verghese, Physician and Author

Season 7 Episode 20 | 26m 47s

Evan talks with author and physician Abraham Verghese.

Abraham Verghese, a physician, expert on medical ethics and widely-acclaimed writer. Verghese's first book, the memoir, My Own Country, chronicled his work with AIDS patients in small-town Tennessee. His current book, the novel Cutting for Stone, spans generations and geography to tell the story of twin brothers who are born to a bun in Ethiopia and grow up toe become physicians.

04/02/2009

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Abraham Verghese, Physician and Author

Season 7 Episode 20 | 26m 47s

04/02/2009

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