Books by Physicians about Medical Practice
1. 
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by:
Atul Gawande
4.28 avg rating — 51,632 ratings 
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by:
Atul Gawande
4.49 avg rating — 210,939 ratings 6. 
Ask Me Why I Hurt: The Kids Nobody Wants and the Doctor Who Heals Them 4.29 avg rating — 2,074 ratings
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Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
by:
Henry Marsh
4.25 avg rating — 41,371 ratings 6. 
Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor
by:
Stephen Fabes
4.15 avg rating — 543 ratings 9. 
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Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
by:
David Dosa
4.05 avg rating — 7,625 ratings 11. 
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Second Opinions: Eight Clinical Dramas of Decision Making on the Front Lines of Medicine
by:
Jerome Groopman
3.93 avg rating — 301 ratings 
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Danger to Self: On the Front Line with an ER Psychiatrist
by:
Paul R. Linde
3.64 avg rating — 909 ratings 17. 
One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases and the Mystery of Medicine
by:
Brendan Reilly
4.17 avg rating — 1,953 ratings 
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The Dressing Station: A Surgeon's Chronicle of War and Medicine
by:
Jonathan Kaplan
4.06 avg rating — 344 ratings 
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Butchered by "Healthcare": What to Do About Doctors, Big Pharma, and Corrupt Government Ruining Your Health and Medical Care
by:
Robert A. Yoho
4.50 avg rating — 107 ratings 26. 
In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
by:
Rana Awdish
4.33 avg rating — 7,593 ratings 26. 
The Ailing Nation: Lessons From the Bedside for America's Leaders
by:
Nate Link
4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings 28. 
After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond
by:
Bruce Greyson
4.18 avg rating — 4,794 ratings 29. 
The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
by:
Irvin D. Yalom
4.32 avg rating — 27,473 ratings 30. 
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by:
Oliver Sacks
4.05 avg rating — 239,842 ratings 
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How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America 4.18 avg rating — 1,988 ratings
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Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease
by:
Sharon Moalem
4.14 avg rating — 8,940 ratings 35. 
Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
by:
Lisa Sanders
3.95 avg rating — 8,732 ratings 
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Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the ER
by:
Pamela Grim
3.92 avg rating — 743 ratings 
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Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years 4.16 avg rating — 4,935 ratings
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On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families 4.16 avg rating — 27,320 ratings
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Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych E.R.
by:
Julie Holland
3.60 avg rating — 5,471 ratings 43. 
Of Spirits and Madness: An American Psychiatrist in Africa
by:
Paul R. Linde
3.74 avg rating — 105 ratings 44. 
Love, Medicine & Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing From a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients
by:
Bernie S. Siegel
4.26 avg rating — 4,370 ratings 
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In the Country of Hearts: Journeys in the Art of Medicine
by:
John Stone
4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings 
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Community Connections!: Relationship Marketing for Healthcare Professionals 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Remedy for Burnout: 7 Prescriptions Doctors Use to Find Meaning in Medicine
by:
Starla Fitch
3.65 avg rating — 51 ratings 46. 
I Am Your Doctor: And This Is My Humble Opinion
by:
Jordan Grumet
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings 
46. 
Dead Doctors Don't Lie: How to Get Well Be Well and Stay Well
by:
Joel D. Wallach
3.96 avg rating — 339 ratings 
46. 
Mirror Touch: Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain
by:
Joel Salinas
3.62 avg rating — 305 ratings 46. 
Surgeon's Story: If You Can't Operate in Heels, You Can't Operate!
by:
Mark Oristano
4.50 avg rating — 159 ratings 46. 
The Other Side of Burnout: Solutions for Healthcare Professionals
by:
Melissa Wolf
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings 46. 
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In My Hands: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer
by:
Steven A. Curley
4.35 avg rating — 467 ratings 46. 
Physician Wellness: The Rock Star Doctor's Guide: Change Your Thinking, Improve Your Life (Rock Star Doctor Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Neurology Rounds with the Maverick: Adventures with Patients from the Golden Age of Medicine
by:
Bernard Patten
4.15 avg rating — 106 ratings 46. 
Close to the Sun: The Journey of a Pioneer Heart Surgeon
by:
Stuart Jamieson
4.29 avg rating — 77 ratings 46. 
Self Navigate For Health: How everyone can learn to take charge, and get the most out of their health journey
by:
Uchenna Njiaju
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 46. 
Hey! I Could Use a Little Help Here! My Story of Healthcare Workplace Violence
by:
June Zanes Garen
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings 46. 
The Source of All Things: A Heart Surgeon's Quest to Understand Our Most Mysterious Organ
by:
Reinhard Friedl
3.71 avg rating — 91 ratings 46. 
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Unclean Hands: From a Discovery That Would Forever Change Medicine to an Insane Asylum
by:
Andrew Schafer
4.10 avg rating — 80 ratings 46. 
Doctors’ Marriages: A Look at the Problems and Their Solutions
by:
Michael F. Myers
3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings 46. 
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The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It 4.03 avg rating — 335 ratings
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State of the Heart: Exploring the History, Science, and Future of Cardiac Disease
by:
Haider Warraich
4.13 avg rating — 240 ratings 72. 
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What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your Surgery: A Patient’s Guide to Undergoing Anesthesia and More!
by:
Fei Zheng-Ward
4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings 79.
Sane, Insane or Maybe: From the Notebook of the Psychiatrist
by:
Jess V. Cohn
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating 79. 
Be the Rainbow * Bridge Heaven and Earth:: How-to Manual for Integrating Alternative and Evidence-Based Medicine
by:
Laura Kragie
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care
by:
Marty Makary
4.30 avg rating — 1,646 ratings 79. 
The Man Who Tasted Words: A Neurologist Explores the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses
by:
Guy Leschziner
4.04 avg rating — 771 ratings 85. 
Delivering Doctor Amelia: The Story of a Gifted Young Obstetrician's Error and the Psychologist Who Helped Her
by:
Dan Shapiro
4.11 avg rating — 315 ratings 85. 
Be the Rainbow * Bridge Heaven and Earth: : How-To Manual for Integrating Alternative and Evidence-Based Medicine
by:
Laura Kragie
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 85. 
Working Stiff: Two years, 262 bodies and the making of a medical examiner
by:
Judy Melinek
4.26 avg rating — 26,529 ratings 85. 
Resetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
by:
Sanjay Prasad
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 85. 
The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
by:
Joe Miller
4.24 avg rating — 864 ratings 
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The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care—and How to Fix It
by:
Marty Makary
4.46 avg rating — 4,171 ratings 92. 
One Hundred Days: My Unexpected Journey from Doctor to Patient
by:
David Biro
4.03 avg rating — 172 ratings 92. 
Be the Rainbow * Bridge Heaven and Earth: : How-To Manual for Integrating Alternative and Evidence-Based Medicine
by:
Laura Kragie
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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The Cause of Death: True Stories of Death and Murder From a New Zealand Pathologist 4.22 avg rating — 1,083 ratings
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The Lucky Egg: Understanding Your Fertility and How to Get Pregnant Now
by:
Lucky Sekhon
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 100. 
In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
by:
Qanta A. Ahmed
3.74 avg rating — 7,780 ratings