Discover the Best Books Written by Paul Kalanithi
Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon and writer. He graduated from Stanford with a B.A. and M.A. in English literature and a B.A. in human biology. He earned an M.Phil in the history and philosophy of science and medicine from Cambridge. He graduated cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society.
He returned to Stanford to complete his residency training in neurological surgery and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience. He received the American Academy of Neurological Surgery's highest award for resident research. He died in March 2015. He is survived by his family, including his wife, Lucy, and their daughter Elizabeth Acadia.