Abraham Verghese
Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Schools
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Singularity University
- Harvard Medical School
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Biography
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, is Professor and Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor, and Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the School of Medicine at Stanford University. He is also a critically acclaimed, best-selling author and a physician with an international reputation for his focus on healing in an era where technology often overwhelms the human side of medicine. In February 2014, he received a Heinz Award from Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation. The awards given annually in the areas of Arts and Humanities; Environment; Human Condition; Public Policy; and Technology, the Economy and Employment, celebrate the enduring spirit of hope and the power of innovation.
Professional Education
- Medical Education: Madras University Medicine (1980) India
- Residency: East Tennessee State University Medicine (1983) TN
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1983)
- Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Boston Univ School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases (1985)
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (1986)
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (1988)
- Master of Fine Arts, The University of Iowa, Fiction (1991)
Clinical Focus
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Education
- Bedside Exam
- The Patient-Physician relationship
- Medical Errors
- Story and Ritual of Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Fellow, Guggenheim Foundation (2023-24)
- Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), College of the Holy Cross (2022)
- Doctor of Science (Honorary), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (2017)
- National Humanities Medal, President Obama and the National Endowment for the Arts (2016)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (2014)
- Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (2014)
- The Heinz Award in Humanities, The Heinz Foundation (2014)
- Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), Upstate Medical University, SUNY Syracuse (2012)
- Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2011)
- Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), University of Northern Illinois (2007)
- John P. McGovern Medal, Osler Society, Montreal (2007)
- Member, Association of American Physicians, Association of American Physicians (2006)
- Master, American College of Physicians (2005)
- Doctor of Science (Honorary), Swarthmore College (2001)
Videos
Demonstration of Teaching the Reflex Exam by Dr. Abraham Verghese (Stanford 25 Skills Symposium)
On Being a Doctor and Connecting With Patients
Abraham Verghese: "Cutting for Stone"
Medicine and the Machine: Drs. Eric Topol & Abraham Verghese at Exponential Medicine
Dr Abraham Verghese. Digitalization: the Promises, Perils and Lessons Learned
The Great Lie that Tells the Truth | Abraham Verghese | TEDxStanford
Hand and Nail Physical Examination by Dr. Abraham Verghese
What's in Dr. Verghese's Lab Coat?
Our Pandemic Story (w/Dr. Abraham Verghese)
Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch
A doctor's touch - Abraham Verghese
The Doctor-Patient Relationship with Abraham Verghese
Abraham Verghese: On Going to Medical School
A Framework for Diagnostic Excellence: Abraham Verghese
Bringing Bedside Back w/Dr. Abraham Verghese | Incident Report 170
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