Pauline W. Chen (born 1964), is a Taiwanese-American surgeon, author, and New York Times columnist. She is known for her 2007 book Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality as well as her online column "Doctor and Patient". She is also the recipient of numerous awards including the UCLA Outstanding Physician of the Year Award in 1999 and the George Longstreth Humanness Award at Yale for most exemplifying empathy, kindness, and care in an age of advancing technology.
Early life and career
Chen's parents are immigrants from Taiwan. Chen graduated from The Loomis Chaffee School, then attended Harvard University and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She completed her general surgical training at Yale University, the National Cancer Institute, and UCLA. She was appointed faculty at UCLA, specializing in liver and kidney transplants and the treatment of cancer.
References
- Listing for Final Exam. OCLC 70259082. Retrieved 2012-01-01 – via WorldCat.
- "Final Exam by Pauline Chen - Book - eBook". Random House. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- "Pauline W. Chen Author Bookshelf - Random House - Books - Audiobooks - Ebooks". Random House. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- Mehegan, David. "The doctor and death." 'Boston Globe' 27 Mar 2007.
- Grimes, William (2007-01-10). "Doctor Confronts the Human Drama's Inevitable Finale". The New York Times.
External links
- Doctor and Patient - Pauline Chen's column
- Final Exam - excerpt from Pauline Chen's book
- - Chinese American Medical Association
- 1964 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American journalists
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- American surgeons
- American women columnists
- American women journalists of Asian descent
- American women non-fiction writers
- American women physicians
- American women writers of Chinese descent
- Feinberg School of Medicine alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- Loomis Chaffee School alumni
- The New York Times columnists
- American women surgeons