About the author
Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, professor, public-health researcher, and writer. His books and magazine essays examine medical error, professional improvement, mortality, health systems, and the practical conditions under which expert knowledge reaches patients.
Complications and Better focus on medicine and performance, Being Mortal on ageing and end-of-life care, and The Checklist Manifesto on coordination in complex work. His writing joins reported cases to questions practitioners can test.
Where to start
Start with The Checklist Manifesto for error reduction and team design, or Being Mortal for Gawande's examination of medicine, autonomy, and the final stages of life.
