Science and Technology

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

Atul Gawande

About the Program

In the essay collection "Better," surgeon Atul Gawande writes about the challenges that confront his profession. The book explores the malpractice system, doctors' earnings, field surgery in Iraq, doctors' participation in lethal injections, the influence of money on the medical system, and the practice of hand washing.

About the Authors

Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande is a general surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He's also a staff writer for the New Yorker and a 2006 MacArthur Fellow. His first book was "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science."

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Past Airings

  • Monday, May 28th at 7:32pm (ET)
  • Monday, May 28th at 2:57pm (ET)
  • Sunday, April 22nd at 7pm (ET)
  • Sunday, April 22nd at 11am (ET)
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