Adam Alli, MD
Radiology
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"I read this book in college and I found it to inspire scientific discovery and innovative thinking."

Udayan Apte, PhD, DABT
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
Professor, previously tenured

Why I selected this book:
"I read this book when I was probably 12 or 13 years old i.e. during my formative years. Growing up in a small town in India, I had no clue what it meant to be a scientist. Dr. Carver was my inspiration to become a scientist. He was also the guiding light that has formed my social conscience, values, work ethic and much more. Pure inspiration! "

Nathan Bahr, MD
Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"This book, paired with the documentary series "Eyes on the Prize" helped me begin to understand systemic injustice - Loras College ~2003. Taking into account my own privilege, I've set out to improve outcomes for infectious diseases disproportionately affecting those who society has been hardest on. This book/class put me on my current path."

Ahmad Batrash, MD
Internal Medicine, General, Geriatric & Hospital Medicine
Clinical Professor

Why I selected this book:
"This book helped me acknowledge early on in my healthcare leadership career the importance of combining personal humility with professional will, and how crucial getting the right people on the bus as they are the most important asset in the good to great transformation."

Andrés Bur, MD, FACS
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"A beautiful piece of literature filled with symbolism, one hundred years of solitude is a powerful story that is one of the most powerful examples of Latin American literature. I have come back to this novel throughout my training and each time I pick up on something new."

Wei Cui, MD
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"It is good textbook in my field."

Emmanuel Daon, MD
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"The embodiment of resilience in the pursuit of medical advances is perfectly illustrated and inspiring. I have always thought back to reading this book when challenged with what seemed to be an insurmountable problem."

Martin Emert, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"As a youth the process of deduction used by Sherlock Holmes was intriguing, exciting and motivating. Learning as much as he did by simply keen observation is what makes up a lot of the art of diagnosis in medicine."

Brigid Flynn, MD
Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"This is a book I helped edit. This book fits a niche of medicine that has been previously untapped. It is meant for learners from all disciplines, is based on actual cases and provides up to date evidence. The "What Do I Do Now" format places the reader in the drivers seat for maximal learning impact."

Shalina Gupta-Burt, MD
Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"The greatest courage and grace I witness is in my cancer patients. Time becomes measured, no longer endless. The need to define the meaning of their existence and recall the events of their life becomes of the utmost significance. Our patients teach us not only medicine, but also how to live, find meaning in our existence and the fragility of time."

Maria Kalamvoki, PhD
Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology
Associate Professor with Tenure

Why I selected this book:
"A great overview of ancient Greek medicine, focusing mainly on Hippocrates and how it evolved in the Hellenistic period and later with Galen. The author has used a great pool of resources to synthesize the history and the culture of medicine in the ancient world."

Jessica Kalender-Rich. MD
Internal Medicine, General, Geriatric, & Hospital Medicine
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"This is a compilation of 12 short stories reminding us about the central reason to be in medicine -- to treat human beings with stories of their own."

Carla Keirns, MD, PhD
History and Philosophy of Medicine
Associate Professor with Tenure

Why I selected this book:
"I studied with Dr. Bosk in graduate school and helped with the research for the second edition. He taught me to see that medicine is both made up of knowledge and institutions, but also of hard-working and fallible human beings. Failing to appreciate the real world impacts has been the flaw of decades of health policy interventions."

Kelli Krase, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"This book was written by my mentors and attendings from residency training - it is a wealth of information and I hear their voices guiding me and pushing me forward."

Stephen Parnell, PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Research Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"Paul White's Jungle Doctor books describe his time as a medical missionary in Tanganyika, Africa. Using colorful animal characters to communicate basic Christian doctrines central to his life and work, this collection of fables (as told in the oral campfire tradition of White's African friends and colleagues) left an indelible mark on my childhood."

John-Paul Pozek, MD
Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"Dr. Viscusi has been a mentor to me throughout my career. This book is one of the first and most comprehensive tomes advocating for holistic, perioperative management of acute pain."

Howard Rosenthal, MD
Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Clinical Professor

Why I selected this book:
"Written by William Enneking, considered to be the "Father of Limb Salvage Surgery" for Sarcoma, Bill has been instrumental to my personal academic and professional growth and accomplishments. He has been my role model and my teacher."

Taneisha Scheuermann, PhD
Population Health
Associate Professor with Tenure

Why I selected this book:
"I read this autobiography as an undergraduate student and I still find this one of the most inspiring books I've ever read. I was struck by Nelson Mandela's courage, sacrifice, and in his own words 'sheer doggedness.'"

Leyla Shune, MD
Internal Medicine Hematologic, Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"It is valuable to overcome burnout as an academic physician."

Leslie Spikes, MD
Internal Medicine Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"I read it as a senior in high school when I already knew I wanted to be a physician. Its impact on me solidified my goal but also shocked me on how that administration essentially ignored this epidemic for years. The year we just had in 2020 and going into 2021 echoes this in many ways."

Jared Staab, DO, MBA
Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"A humbling lesson on leadership and teamwork."

Ky Stoltzfus, MD
Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"Considering what's important in life, both personally and professionally."

Melissa Thomas, MD
Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"To me, this book documented the struggle of being comfortable in your own skin. It describes the heterogeneity within the African-American culture that many are unfamiliar with."

Nirmal Veeramachaneni, MD
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"Since I first encountered this work in my late teens, I have re-read it at least a dozen times. As I transitioned into the role of a student, then physician, then husband, then parent, I have found new meaning from the work with each reading."

Heather Von Bevern, MD
Pediatrics
Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"This book reminds me that not only is it OK to fail, it is expected. If you never fail, you aren't trying new things. Everyone has failures that they have overcome. No one is perfect."

Christopher Walker, MD
Radiology
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"I started writing and editing this book in 2015. Three years later it was finally complete. It represented an important milestone in my academic and professional career and is used worldwide by radiologists and pulmonologists."

William White, MD
Ophthalmology
Clinical Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"Life is a journey, and this book is a beautiful and rich metaphor for the twists and turns that we take along the way."

Anne Wishna, MD
Ophthalmology
Clinical Associate Professor

Why I selected this book:
"The stories of Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoffrey Tabin are truly inspirational. They realized the power of the gift of curing blindness and their combined impact has directly improved the lives of millions of people across the globe."

Nicole Yedlinsky, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP, RMSK
Family Medicine and Community Health
Associate Professor

Congrong "Ron" Yu, Ph.D.
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Professor

Why I selected this book:
"This book has tremendous influences on how I think about the scientific enterprise, and in my own field, how the mind works. The idea of falsifiability of scientific hypotheses is revolutionary."