Verghese leads PRESENCE, a multidisciplinary center that studies the human experience of patients, physicians and caregivers. This dual-pronged approach, incorporating both an appreciation of technological developments and a profound commitment to the sacred relationship between doctor/caregiver and patient, makes Abraham a leading voice in the discussion about what quality care means now and in the future. Eric Topol of the Medicine and the Machine podcast, and he has long been a top thinker on how we marry cutting-edge technology to advance medicine with a focus on the physical patient. He also speaks about the future of healthcare. During the COVID pandemic, his messages of appreciation, understanding and compassion for all in healthcare and inspiration on how we go forward have been widely appreciated. His TED talk 'A Doctor’s Touch' has been viewed almost two million times, and is as meaningful now as the day he delivered it. ‍ Trained in infectious diseases and pulmonary medicine, he has long been a top thinker in healthcare. His memoirs include the award-winning My Own Country and The Tennis Partner. In May 2023, he published his long-awaited second novel, The Covenant of Water, debuting as a New York Times bestseller. Amazon named it one of its 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime. His first novel Cutting for Stone, topped the New York Times bestseller list for over two years, it was translated into more than twenty languages, and it is being adapted for film by Anonymous Content. ‍ Outside of healthcare, he is best known as a phenomenally successful author. He received the National Humanities Medal from President Obama, 'for reminding us that the patient is the center of the medical enterprise.' Abraham Verghese is a bestselling author and prominent voice in medicine with a uniquely humanistic view of the future of healthcare.

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