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'''Danielle Ofri''' is a noted essayist, editor, and practicing internist in New York City. She is an attending physician at [[Bellevue Hospital Center|Bellevue Hospital]], and Assistant Professor of Medicine at [[New York University School of Medicine]] <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.med.nyu.edu/directory/results.html?query=danielle+ofri&q=danielle+ofri |title=NYU Medical Center Directory |accessdate=2007-10-25 }}</ref>.
'''Danielle Ofri''' is a noted essayist, editor, and practicing internist in New York City. She is an attending physician at [[Bellevue Hospital Center|Bellevue Hospital]], and Assistant Professor of Medicine at [[New York University School of Medicine]] <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.med.nyu.edu/directory/results.html?query=danielle+ofri&q=danielle+ofri |title=NYU Medical Center Directory |accessdate=2007-10-25 }}</ref>.
==Medical Training==
Ofri was born in New York City. She obtained an undergraduate degree in physiology from McGill University]] in 1986. She graduated from [[New York University School of Medicine]] with an MD, as well as a Ph.D in Pharmacology.
She trained in internal medicine at NYU’s [[Bellevue Hospital]].


==Writing and editing career ==
Ofri was born in New York City. She obtained her [[bachelor of science|BS]] degree in physiology as from [[McGill University]] in Montreal. She received her [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in pharmacology and her [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] degree from [[New York University]]. She did her residency in internal medicine at [[Bellevue Hospital]]. <ref name="curry.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.curry.edu/About+Us/News+and+Events/Press+Releases/Author+Danielle+Ofri+MD+PhD++Receives+Honorary+Degree+from+Curry+College.htm |title=Author Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD Receives Honorary Degree from Curry College |accessdate=2007-10-25 |date=2005-05-15 }}</ref>
After completing medical residency, Ofri began writing the stories of her medical training at [[Bellevue Hospital]], the oldest public hospital and one of the busiest urban hospitals in the country. These essays were published in literary journals and eventually formed the basis of her first book [[“Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue.”]]
When she returned to [[Bellevue Hospital]] as an attending physician in 1998, she was interested in incorporating writing into her teaching. She began asking medical students to write narrative descriptions of their patients. Eventually Ofri co-founded the [[Bellevue Literary Review]], the first literary magazine to arise from a hospital. Ofri remains the Editor-in-Chief.


==Books==
Ofri’s writings have been included in ''Best American Essays 2002''<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Ofri| first=Danielle| title= Merced| journal= Best American Essays| volume=2002| pages=237–252| year= 2002}}</ref> and ''2005''<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Ofri| first=Danielle| title= Living Well| journal= Best American Essays| volume=2005| pages=139–150| year= 2005}}</ref>, and ''Best American Science Writing 2003''<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Ofri |first=Danielle |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |encyclopedia=Best American Science Writing |title=Common Ground |url= |accessdate=2007-10-25 |edition= |year=2003 |publisher=HarperCollins Publisher |volume=2003 |location= |id= |doi= |pages=213–221 |quote= }}</ref>. Her essays and reviews have appeared in ''New York Times'' <ref>{{cite news | first=Danielle | last=Ofri | coauthors= | title=Gifts of the Magi; For a young doctor far from home, an unexpected present from a homeless alcoholic | date=2005-12-15 | publisher= | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE6DB1530F936A15751C1A9639C8B63 | work =New York Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-25 | language = }}</ref>, ''New England Journal of Medicine''<ref> {{cite journal|title=They Sent Me Here|journal=The New England Journal of Medicine|date=2005-04-28|first=Danielle|last=Ofri|coauthors=|volume=352|issue=17|pages=1746–1748|id= |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/17/1746|format=|accessdate=2007-10-25|doi=10.1056/NEJMp038252|pmid=15858183 }}</ref>, ''The Lancet''<ref> {{cite journal|title=The Practice of Medicine: Neither Science nor Art|journal=The Lancet|date=03-11-2006|first=Danielle|last=Ofri|coauthors=|volume=367|issue=9513|pages=807–808|id= |url=|format=|accessdate=|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68320-7 }}</ref>, the ''Los Angeles Times''<ref> {{cite journal|title=Essay: A doctor's daily round of judgment calls|journal=Los Angeles Times|date=01-12-04|first=Danielle|last=Ofri|coauthors=|volume=|issue=|pages=|id= |url=http://www.religionheadlines.org/heads_040113.php|format={{dead link|date=May 2009}}|accessdate=2007-10-25 }}</ref>, and on ''National Public Radio''<ref>{{cite news | first=Melissa | last=Block | coauthors= | title=Doctors' Stories | date=2003-07-15 | publisher=[[National Public Radio]] | url =http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1336680 | work =All Things Considered | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-25 | language = }}</ref>. She is the recipient of the McGovern award<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.amwa.org/default.asp?id=171 |title=American Medical Writers Association |accessdate=2007-10-25 }}</ref> by the American Medical Writers Association for her contributions to medical literature. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Curry College<ref name="curry.edu"/> and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Ofri published her first book, [[Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue'', in 2001. This book traced the experiences of medical school and residency in an inner-city hospital.
The essay ''Merced'' from this book was chosen by [[Stephen Jay Gould]] for ''Best American Essays 2002'' <ref>{{Citation| last=Ofri| first=Danielle| author-link= Danielle Ofri| title= Merced| journal= Best American Essays| volume=2002| pages=237–252| date= 2002}}</ref>, and was also awarded the Editor's Prize for Nonfiction by ''The Missouri Review''. <ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Previous Contest Winners | date=2004-09-21 | publisher= | url =http://www.missourireview.com/tmr-blog/archives/158 | work =The Missouri Review | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-26 | language = }}</ref>


Her second book, [[Incidental Findings: Lessons from My Patients in the Art of Medicine”]], was published in 2005. It explores the aspects of teaching medicine to the next generation of physicians, as well as Ofri’s experiences as a “locum tenens” physician in the small towns of America. Ofri also writes about her own experience being a patient.
Ofri’s essays about medical training were collected in her first book, ''[[Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue]]'' <ref>{{cite book | last = Ofri | first = Danielle | coauthors = | title = Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue | publisher = Beacon Press | date = 2003-04-15 | location = | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0807072523 }}</ref>. Dr. Ofri’s second book, ''[[Incidental Findings: Lessons from my Patients in the Art of Medicine]]'' <ref>{{cite book | last = Ofri | first = Danielle | coauthors = | title = Incidental Findings: Lessons From My Patients in the Art of Medicine | publisher = Beacon Press | date = 2006-04-15 | location = | pages = | url = http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=1670 | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0807072677 }}</ref> recounts medicine practiced in small towns across the US, as well as the experience of teaching the next generation of doctors at Bellevue Hospital.


The essay ''Living Will'' from ''Incidental Findings'' was selected by Susan Orlean for ''Best American Essays 2005''. <ref>{{Citation| last=Ofri| first=Danielle| author-link= Danielle Ofri| title= Living Well| journal= Best American Essays| volume=2005| pages=139–150| date= 2005}}</ref>
Ofri is Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of the ''Bellevue Literary Review''<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.blreview.org/staff.htm |title=Bellevue Literary Review |accessdate=2007-10-25 }}</ref>, a literary journal devoted to writings about the human body, illness, health, and healing. She was also Associate Chief Editor of the ''Bellevue Guide to Outpatient Medicine'', which won the Best Medical Textbook award from the American Medical Writers’ Association <ref> {{cite web|url=amwa.org |title=American Medical Writers Association |accessdate=2007-10-25 }}</ref>.
The essay ''Common Ground'' from ''Incidental Findings'' was selected by Oliver Sacks for ''Best American Science Writing 2003''<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Ofri |first=Danielle |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |encyclopedia=Best American Science Writing |title=Common Ground |url= |accessdate=2007-10-25 |edition= |date=2003 |year= |publisher=HarperCollins Publisher |volume=2003 |location= |id= |doi= |pages=213–221 |quote= }}</ref> and given Honorable Mention by Anne Fadiman for ''Best American Essays 2004''. <ref>{{cite book | last = Menand | first = Louis | authorlink = | coauthors = Robert Atwan | title = The Best American Essays 2004 | publisher = Houghton Mifflin | date = 2004-10-14 | location = | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0618357093 }}</ref>

Ofri released her third book, [[“Medicine in Translation: Journeys with my Patients'', in 2010. It discusses immigration and health care—two topics that dominated the public discourse in 2010. Ofri explores the cultural challenges in medicine and chronicles the experiences of immigrants and Americans in the U.S. health care system.



==Personal life==
Ofri lives in [[New York City]], and has three children. She studies cello.


Ofri practices and teaches medicine at Bellevue Hospital. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and three children. She is a serious student of the cello.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.danielleofri.com Danielle Ofri’s Homepage]
*[http://www.danielleofri.com Danielle Ofri’s Homepage]
*[http://www.blreview.org Bellevue Literary Review]
*[http://www.blreview.org Bellevue Literary Review]
*See a video of Danielle Ofri reading [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2RVODroHT4 "Possessing Her Words"] from ''Singular Intimacies''
*Read [http://www.beacon.org/client/pdfs/7266_ch1.pdf Living Will] from ''Incidental Findings'', or [http://www.beacon.org/client/audio/Ofri_LivingWill.mp3 listen] to Danielle Ofri read it
*Read [http://www.beacon.org/client/pdfs/7266_ch1.pdf Living Will] from ''Incidental Findings'', or [http://www.beacon.org/client/audio/Ofri_LivingWill.mp3 listen] to Danielle Ofri read it
*Book trailer for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTtnMXnFnFQ&feature=related "Medicine in Translation"]
*See Danielle Ofri read [http://media.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/jbelland/ofri_s.mov Intensive Care] from ''Singular Intimacies''
*See Danielle Ofri read [http://media.baruch.cuny.edu/faculty/jbelland/ofri_s.mov Intensive Care] from ''Singular Intimacies''
*See a video of Danielle Ofri reading [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM9plJpFIGM&feature=related "July 1st"] from ''Singular Intimacies''
*See a video of Danielle Ofri reading [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bCTqmb6RFc&feature=related "Tools of the Trade"] from ''Incidental Findings''



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Danielle Ofri is a noted essayist, editor, and practicing internist in New York City. She is an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine [1].

Medical Training

Ofri was born in New York City. She obtained an undergraduate degree in physiology from McGill University]] in 1986. She graduated from New York University School of Medicine with an MD, as well as a Ph.D in Pharmacology. She trained in internal medicine at NYU’s Bellevue Hospital.

Writing and editing career

After completing medical residency, Ofri began writing the stories of her medical training at Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital and one of the busiest urban hospitals in the country. These essays were published in literary journals and eventually formed the basis of her first book “Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue.” When she returned to Bellevue Hospital as an attending physician in 1998, she was interested in incorporating writing into her teaching. She began asking medical students to write narrative descriptions of their patients. Eventually Ofri co-founded the Bellevue Literary Review, the first literary magazine to arise from a hospital. Ofri remains the Editor-in-Chief.

Books

Ofri published her first book, [[Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue, in 2001. This book traced the experiences of medical school and residency in an inner-city hospital. The essay Merced from this book was chosen by Stephen Jay Gould for Best American Essays 2002 [2], and was also awarded the Editor's Prize for Nonfiction by The Missouri Review. [3]

Her second book, Incidental Findings: Lessons from My Patients in the Art of Medicine”, was published in 2005. It explores the aspects of teaching medicine to the next generation of physicians, as well as Ofri’s experiences as a “locum tenens” physician in the small towns of America. Ofri also writes about her own experience being a patient.

The essay Living Will from Incidental Findings was selected by Susan Orlean for Best American Essays 2005. [4] The essay Common Ground from Incidental Findings was selected by Oliver Sacks for Best American Science Writing 2003[5] and given Honorable Mention by Anne Fadiman for Best American Essays 2004. [6]

Ofri released her third book, [[“Medicine in Translation: Journeys with my Patients, in 2010. It discusses immigration and health care—two topics that dominated the public discourse in 2010. Ofri explores the cultural challenges in medicine and chronicles the experiences of immigrants and Americans in the U.S. health care system.


Personal life

Ofri lives in New York City, and has three children. She studies cello.


References

  1. ^ "NYU Medical Center Directory". Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. ^ Ofri, Danielle (2002), "Merced", Best American Essays, 2002: 237–252
  3. ^ "Previous Contest Winners". The Missouri Review. 2004-09-21. Retrieved 2007-10-26. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Ofri, Danielle (2005), "Living Well", Best American Essays, 2005: 139–150
  5. ^ Ofri, Danielle (2003). "Common Ground". Best American Science Writing. Vol. 2003. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 213–221. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ Menand, Louis (2004-10-14). The Best American Essays 2004. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0618357093. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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