Atul Gawande

Dr. Atul Gawande is an eminent American surgeon, public health researcher, and bestselling author. A professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, he practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

He is the author of several critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling books, including Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science, The Checklist Manifesto, and Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. His writings explore systemic flaws in modern medicine, the power of simple checklists, and how healthcare can better honor human dignity at the end of life.

A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Gawande has also held prominent public health leadership roles. His literary and scientific contributions have profoundly transformed medical practice and patient care globally.