She is the author of "What Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine". She is an associate professor of medicine at New York University School of Medicine and has cared for patients at Bellevue Hospital for over two decades. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times' Well blog as well as the New York Times' "Science Times" section. She is the editor-in-chief of the Bellevue Literary Review. Her writings have appeared in Best American Essays and Best American Science Writing.
