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ⓘ About Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande is a public health leader, author, and acclaimed surgeon. Before he became a member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board under Joe Biden, he used to be employed as a doctor in several places. He was a Harvard Medical School professor and a practicing endocrine and general surgeon at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Atul is also the chair and founder of the joint center for health systems innovation, “Ariadne Labs,” and the nonprofit organization “Lifebox,” which was founded to improve the safety of surgery across the globe. Gawande is also a co-founder of a public benefit organization founded to provide support for pandemic response across the United States named “CIC Health.
All Book Series by Atul Gawande
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2002
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2014
The Best American Science Writing 2003
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2003 Anthology · Oliver Sacks,Joseph D'Agnese,Jesse Cohen
The Best American Science Writing 2004
Book 2 of 10 · published 2004 Anthology · Jesse Cohen,Dava Sobel
The Best American Science Writing 2005
Book 3 of 10 · published 2005 Anthology · Jesse Cohen,Alan Lightman
The Best American Science Writing 2006
Book 4 of 10 · published 2006 Co-authored · Jesse Cohen
The Best American Science Writing 2007
Book 5 of 10 · published 2007 Anthology · Jesse Cohen,Gina Kolata
The Best American Science Writing 2008
Book 6 of 10 · published 2008 Anthology · Jesse Cohen,Sylvia Nasar,Jerome Groopman
The Best American Science Writing 2009
Book 7 of 10 · published 2009 Anthology · Jesse Cohen,Natalie Angier
The Best American Science Writing 2010
Book 8 of 10 · published 2010 Anthology · Jesse Cohen,Jerome Groopman
The Best American Science Writing 2011
Book 9 of 10 · published 2011 Anthology · Rebecca Skloot
The Best American Science Writing 2012
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2012 Anthology · Jesse Cohen,Michio Kaku
The Best American Science Writing 2000
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2000
Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2005
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Atul Gawande?
Atul Gawande is a public health leader, author, and acclaimed surgeon. Before he became a member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board under Joe Biden, he used to be employed as a doctor in several places. He was a Harvard Medical School professor and a practicing endocrine and general surgeon at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Which Atul Gawande series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Best American Science Writing series, the earliest of Atul Gawande's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Science Writing 2003 (2003) and runs to 10 books across 2003–2012, ending with The Best American Science Writing 2012 (2012).
How many books has Atul Gawande written?
Atul Gawande has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2014. 10 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Best American Science Writing series with 10 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Atul Gawande's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Atul Gawande's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Best American Science Writing (2003–2012, 10 books).
How are Atul Gawande's books organised into series?
This guide splits Atul Gawande's 16 books into 1 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Best American Science Writing (10 books, 2003–2012).