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Curiosity Expert: Dr. Michael Stein
Writer, Biomedical Researcher, Physician; Professor at Brown University; Chief Medical Officer for thevisualmd.com
Michael Stein, M.D., is the author of eight books, including six novels and two works of non-fiction. His novels have been national Booksense/Indie Reader's Choice selections and twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His newest book is The Rape of the Muse, released in 2011. His first book of non-fiction, The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness, won the 2007 Christopher Award. The New York Times called his second non-fiction book The Addict: One Patient, One Doctor, One Year, "idiosyncratic, gripping and illuminating."
A practicing internist and internationally-renowned biomedical researcher, he has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as being among the top 2% of federally-funded clinical investigators over the past two decades related to his interests in behavioral medicine and wellness, specifically the intersection of substance use disorders and mental health.
He teaches at Brown University where he is Professor of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, and serves as Chief Medical Officer at thevisualmd.com in New York City. You can learn more about his writing at www.michaelsteinbooks.com.
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