Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- 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)
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- 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)
Honors & Awards
- Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), College of the Holy Cross (2022)
- Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), University of Northern Illinois (2007)
- Doctor of Humane Letters (Honorary), Upstate Medical University, SUNY Syracuse (2012)
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- Doctor of Science (Honorary), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (2017)
- Doctor of Science (Honorary), Swarthmore College (2001)
- Fellow, Guggenheim Foundation (2023-24)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (2014)
- Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (2014)
- John P. McGovern Medal, Osler Society, Montreal (2007)
- Master, American College of Physicians (2005)
- Member, Association of American Physicians, Association of American Physicians (2006)
- Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2011)
- National Humanities Medal, President Obama and the National Endowment for the Arts (2016)
- The Heinz Award in Humanities, The Heinz Foundation (2014)
Administrative Appointments
- Adjunct Faculty, Freeman Spogli Institute: Stanford Health Policy (2010 - Present)
- Director, PRESENCE (2017 - Present)
- Faculty, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (2009 - Present)
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- Vice Chair for the Theory & Practice of Medicine, Stanford University, Department of Medicine (2007 - Present)
Publications
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Caring for Ivan Ilyich
Charlton, B., & Verghese, A. (2010). Caring for Ivan Ilyich. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 25(1), 93–95. -
A history of physical examination texts and the conception of bedside diagnosis.
Verghese, A., Charlton, B., Cotter, B., & Kugler, J. (2011). A history of physical examination texts and the conception of bedside diagnosis. Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, 122, 290–311. -
The Bedside Evaluation: Ritual and Reason
Verghese, A., Brady, E., Kapur, C. C., & Horwitz, R. I. (2011). The Bedside Evaluation: Ritual and Reason. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 155(8), 550–U125. -
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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY 1994. -
The Tennis Partner: A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss
The Tennis Partner: A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss. 1998 Aug. (Harper Collins in the USA, Vintage in the UK, Penguin in India). 1999 Oct Paperback Version (by Harper Perennial in the USA and Vintage in UK). -
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone. (2009). A Novel Published by Alfred P. Knopf, NY. -
The Calling
The Calling. (2005). New England Journal of Medicine, 352(18). -
The Physical Exam and Other Forms of Fiction
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Culture Shock: The Patient as Icon, Icon as Patient
(2008). Culture Shock: The Patient as Icon, Icon as Patient. New England Journal of Medicine, 359(26). -
SALVATION CITY
Verghese, A. (2010). SALVATION CITY. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, 9–9. -
LONG FOR THIS WORLD The Strange Science of Immortality
Verghese, A. (2010). LONG FOR THIS WORLD The Strange Science of Immortality. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, 10–10. -
Christmas 2009 In praise of the physical examination
Verghese, A., & Horwitz, R. I. (2009). Christmas 2009 In praise of the physical examination. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 339. -
ONE HUNDRED NAMES FOR LOVE A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing
Verghese, A. (2011). ONE HUNDRED NAMES FOR LOVE A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, 14–14. -
A Touch Of Sense
Verghese, A. (2009). A Touch Of Sense. HEALTH AFFAIRS, 28(4), 1177–82. -
Internal Medicine Residency Redesign: Proposal of the Internal Medicine Working Group
Horwitz, R. I., Kassirer, J. P., Holmboe, E. S., Humphrey, H. J., Verghese, A., Croft, C., … Loscalzo, J. (2011). Internal Medicine Residency Redesign: Proposal of the Internal Medicine Working Group. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 124(9), 806–12. -
The Attending Physician on the Wards Finding a New Homeostasis
Wachter, R. M., & Verghese, A. (2012). The Attending Physician on the Wards Finding a New Homeostasis. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 308(10), 977–78. -
Learning bedside medicine.
Kugler, J., & Verghese, A. (2009). Learning bedside medicine. The Virtual Mentor : VM, 11(11), 900–903. -
Attending Physicians on Ward Rounds Reply
Wachter, R. M., & Verghese, A. C. (2013). Attending Physicians on Ward Rounds Reply. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 309(4), 341–41. -
Clinical education and the electronic health record: the flipped patient.
Chi, J., & Verghese, A. (2014). Clinical education and the electronic health record: the flipped patient. JAMA, 312(22), 2331–32. -
Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: A Collection of Vignettes.
Verghese, A., Charlton, B., Kassirer, J. P., Ramsey, M., & Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2015). Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: A Collection of Vignettes. American Journal of Medicine, 128(12), 1322–24 e3. -
The Five-Minute Moment.
Chi, J., Artandi, M., Kugler, J., Ozdalga, E., Hosamani, P., Koehler, E., … Verghese, A. (2016). The Five-Minute Moment. American Journal of Medicine, 129(8), 792–95. -
Evolutionary Pressures on the Electronic Health Record: Caring for Complexity.
Zulman, D. M., Shah, N. H., & Verghese, A. (2016). Evolutionary Pressures on the Electronic Health Record: Caring for Complexity. JAMA, 316(9), 923–24. -
How valuable is physical examination of the cardiovascular system?
Elder, A., Japp, A., & Verghese, A. (2016). How valuable is physical examination of the cardiovascular system? BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 354, i3309-? -
I Carry Your Heart.
Verghese, A. (2016). I Carry Your Heart. JAMA Cardiology, 1(2), 213–15. -
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones-Time for a Revolt?
Witteles, R. M., & Verghese, A. (2016). Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones-Time for a Revolt? JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(11), 1599–1600. -
The Importance Of Being.
Verghese, A. (2016). The Importance Of Being. Health Affairs , 35(10), 1924–27. -
The Value of Physical Examination: A New Conceptual Framework
Zaman, J., Verghese, A., & Elder, A. (2016). The Value of Physical Examination: A New Conceptual Framework. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 109(12), 754–57. -
Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Rituals in Chaos, the Sacred in the Profane.
Hosamani, P., & Verghese, A. (2017). Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Rituals in Chaos, the Sacred in the Profane. Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(2), HO2-? -
Making mindset matter.
Crum, A. J., Leibowitz, K. A., & Verghese, A. (2017). Making mindset matter. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 356, j674-? -
"A Man Walks Into a Bar": Riddles in the Teaching of Medicine.
Hall, E. T., Weaver, K. W., Perino, A. C., Elder, A., & Verghese, A. (2018). "A Man Walks Into a Bar": Riddles in the Teaching of Medicine. The American Journal of Medicine. -
Inadequacies of 'Inadequacies of Physical Examination' Reply
Verghese, A., Charlton, B., Kassirer, J. P., Ramsey, M., & Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2016). Inadequacies of 'Inadequacies of Physical Examination' Reply. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 129(7), E85. -
Meaning and the Nature of Physicians' Work
Rosenthal, D. I., & Verghese, A. (2016). Meaning and the Nature of Physicians' Work. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 375(19), 1813–15. -
What This Computer Needs Is a Physician Humanism and Artificial Intelligence
Verghese, A., Shah, N. H., & Harrington, R. A. (2018). What This Computer Needs Is a Physician Humanism and Artificial Intelligence. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 319(1), 19–20. -
Humanizing Artificial Intelligence.
Israni, S. T., & Verghese, A. (2018). Humanizing Artificial Intelligence. JAMA. -
THE SEEDS OF LIFE From Aristotle to da Vinci, From Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From
Verghese, A. (2017). THE SEEDS OF LIFE From Aristotle to da Vinci, From Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, 122(26), 16. -
Bedside Medicine: Back to the Future?
Elder, A., & Verghese, A. (2016). Bedside Medicine: Back to the Future? SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 109(12), 736–37. -
BAD FAITH When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine
Verghese, A. (2015). BAD FAITH When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, 120(15), 14. -
KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR The Path to a Better Way of Death
Verghese, A. (2013). KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR The Path to a Better Way of Death. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, 21–22. -
Transdisciplinary Strategies for Physician Wellness: Qualitative Insights from Diverse Fields
Schwartz, R., Haverfield, M. C., Brown-Johnson, C., Maitra, A., Tierney, A., Bharadwaj, S., … Zulman, D. M. (2019). Transdisciplinary Strategies for Physician Wellness: Qualitative Insights from Diverse Fields. Journal of General Internal Medicine. -
Protecting the Sanctity of the Patient-Physician Relationship.
Harman, S., & Verghese, A. (2019). Protecting the Sanctity of the Patient-Physician Relationship. JAMA. -
What is clinician presence? A qualitative interview study comparing physician and non-physician insights about practices of human connection.
Brown-Johnson, C., Schwartz, R., Maitra, A., Haverfield, M. C., Tierney, A., Shaw, J. G., … Zulman, D. M. (2019). What is clinician presence? A qualitative interview study comparing physician and non-physician insights about practices of human connection. BMJ Open, 9(11), e030831. -
Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter.
Zulman, D. M., Haverfield, M. C., Shaw, J. G., Brown-Johnson, C. G., Schwartz, R., Tierney, A. A., … Verghese, A. (2020). Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter. JAMA, 323(1), 70–81. -
Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter
Zulman, D. M., Haverfield, M. C., Shaw, J. G., Brown-Johnson, C., Schwartz, R., Tierney, A. A., … Verghese, A. (2020). Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION , 323(1). -
The power of touch
Russell, S. W., Garibaldi, B. T., Elder, A., & Verghese, A. (2020). The power of touch. LANCET, 395(10230), E63. -
The Road Back to the Bedside.
Elder, A., Chi, J., Ozdalga, E., Kugler, J., & Verghese, A. (2020). The Road Back to the Bedside. JAMA, 323(17), 1672–73. -
Writing Medicine.
Verghese, A. (2020). Writing Medicine. JAMA, 323(17), 1649–50. -
Courage in a climate of fear.
Verghese, A., & Topol, E. (2020). Courage in a climate of fear. Science Translational Medicine. -
Planning for the Known Unknown: Machine Learning for Human Healthcare Systems.
Chen, J. H., & Verghese, A. (2020). Planning for the Known Unknown: Machine Learning for Human Healthcare Systems. The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB, 20(11), 1–3. -
Virtual Care, Telemedicine Visits, and Real Connection in the Era of COVID-19: Unforeseen Opportunity in the Face of Adversity.
Zulman, D. M., & Verghese, A. (2021). Virtual Care, Telemedicine Visits, and Real Connection in the Era of COVID-19: Unforeseen Opportunity in the Face of Adversity. JAMA, 325(5), 437–38. -
International Medical Graduate Physician Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States.
Dinakarpandian, D., Sullivan, K. J., Thadaney-Israni, S., Norcini, J., & Verghese, A. (2021). International Medical Graduate Physician Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States. JAMA Network Open, 4(6), e2113418. -
Using ethnographic methods to classify the human experience in medicine: a case study of the presence ontology.
Maitra, A., Kamdar, M. R., Zulman, D. M., Haverfield, M. C., Brown-Johnson, C., Schwartz, R., … Musen, M. A. (2021). Using ethnographic methods to classify the human experience in medicine: a case study of the presence ontology. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. -
Diagnosis and the Illness Experience: Ways of Knowing.
Maitra, A., & Verghese, A. (2021). Diagnosis and the Illness Experience: Ways of Knowing. JAMA. -
Consultative Medicine - An Emerging Specialty for Patients with Perplexing Conditions.
Geng, L. N., Verghese, A., & Tilburt, J. C. (1800). Consultative Medicine - An Emerging Specialty for Patients with Perplexing Conditions. The New England Journal of Medicine, 385(26), 2478–2484. -
Medicine Is Not Gender-Neutral - She Is Male.
Lombarts, K. M., & Verghese, A. (2022). Medicine Is Not Gender-Neutral - She Is Male. The New England Journal of Medicine, 386(13), 1284–1287. -
A Retrospective Analysis of Medical Student Performance Evaluations, 2014-2020: Recommend with Reservations.
Tisdale, R. L., Filsoof, A. R., Singhal, S., Caceres, W., Nallamshetty, S., Rogers, A. J., … Witteles, R. M. (2022). A Retrospective Analysis of Medical Student Performance Evaluations, 2014-2020: Recommend with Reservations. Journal of General Internal Medicine. -
The Presence 5 for Racial Justice Framework for Anti-Racist Communication with Black Patients.
Brown-Johnson, C., Cox, J., Shankar, M., Baratta, J., De Leon, G., Garcia, R., … Zulman, D. M. (2022). The Presence 5 for Racial Justice Framework for Anti-Racist Communication with Black Patients. Health Services Research. -
A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate an Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Shared Decision-Making Pathway.
Wang, P. J., Lu, Y., Mahaffey, K. W., Lin, A., Morin, D. P., Sears, S. F., … Stafford, R. S. (2022). A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate an Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Shared Decision-Making Pathway. Journal of the American Heart Association, e8009. -
Teaching Anti-Racism in the Clinical Environment: The Five-Minute Moment for Racial Justice in Healthcare: Teaching anti-racism.
Wang, S. X., Chi, K., Shankar, M., Israni, S. T., Verghese, A., & Zulman, D. M. (2022). Teaching Anti-Racism in the Clinical Environment: The Five-Minute Moment for Racial Justice in Healthcare: Teaching anti-racism. The American Journal of Medicine. -
Past and present: Sir Ian Hill (1904-1982). A vignette.
Verghese, A. (2023). Past and present: Sir Ian Hill (1904-1982). A vignette. The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 14782715231161507. -
"The Art of the Craft," From The Covenant of Water.
Verghese, A. (2023). "The Art of the Craft," From The Covenant of Water. JAMA.
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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS
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