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Sandeep Jauhar

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Sandeep Jauhar (born 1968) is an American cardiologist, medical journalist, and best-selling author..[1] Jauhar studied physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and studied medicine at the Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed his internship and residency at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, then went on to become the director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center[1]. Jauhar published his first book, and autobiographical memoir titled Intern: A Doctor's Initiation in 2007, followed by his second memoir, Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician, in 2014[1]. In 2018, Jauhar released his third book, Heart: A History, exploring the history of cardiology[2]. Jauhar has written medical opinion pieces for Time Magazine, The New York Times, and other publications[2]

Early Life[edit]

Jauhar was born in 1968 and grew up in Riverside, California with his parents who had immigrated from India[2]. His father was also a medical doctor, as well as his brother[3][4].

Education[edit]

Jauhar studied at University of California, Berkeley, from 1985-1995, where he earned his bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. in experimental physics..[5] He then went on to study at the Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis, where he graduated with his medical doctorate in 1998[5]

Career[edit]

Medicine[edit]

After graduating medical school in 1998, Jauhar began his internship at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, then known as New York Hospital.[3] During his first few years as an intern, he kept a daily journal in which he documented his experiences, cases, thoughts, and feelings[3]. This journal would become the basis of his first memoir, Intern: A Doctor's Initiation[2]. In 2004, Jauhar became a director at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he now is head of the Heart Failure Program[5].

Writing and Journalism[edit]

During the summer before beginning medical school, Jauhar was accepted into the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship as a science journalist[2]. He moved to Washington D.C. for the summer, where he wrote for Time Magazine.[2] There, he was connected with publisher from The New York Times, and subsequently became an op-ed journalist for the newspaper.[2] His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Slate, and Time Magazine[1]. He has also appeared on National Public Radio, CNN, and MSNBC as a science and medical correspondent.[1]

In 2019, he gave a TEDTalk based on the material of his book Heart: A History.[6]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Intern: A Doctor's Initiation (2008)
  • Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician (2014)
  • Heart: A History (2019)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Sandeep Jauhar | About". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Q&A with Physician-Writer Sandeep Jauhar". Student Doctor Network. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 1968-, Jauhar, Sandeep (2009). Intern : a doctor's initiation. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-53159-1. OCLC 276908211. Search this book on
  4. "https://twitter.com/sjauhar/status/1372351028612452358". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-07-05. External link in |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jauhar, Sandeep (n.d.). "Home". LinkedIn. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. "Sandeep Jauhar | Media". Retrieved 2021-07-05.

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