Lisa Sanders
Encyclopedia
Lisa Sanders is an American
physician
, medical
author
and journalist
.
She is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and is part of the Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University
School of Medicine
.
She has written a column called Diagnosis for The New York Times
since 2002. Her column was the inspiration for the television series House, M.D.
in the mid-2000s. She became one of three technical advisers to the show.
In 2009, she published the book Every Patient Tells a Story, about the diagnostic value of patient interviews and their neglect relative to tests.
United States
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physician
Physician
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, medical
Medicine
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author
Author
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and journalist
Journalist
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.
She is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and is part of the Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
The Yale School of Medicine at Yale University is a private medical school located in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. It was founded in 1810 as The Medical Institution of Yale College, and formally opened its doors in 1813....
.
She has written a column called Diagnosis for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
since 2002. Her column was the inspiration for the television series House, M.D.
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
in the mid-2000s. She became one of three technical advisers to the show.
In 2009, she published the book Every Patient Tells a Story, about the diagnostic value of patient interviews and their neglect relative to tests.
External links
- Official website
- Meet Lisa Sanders, The Doctor Behind 'House' NPR August 13, 2009
- House Call: With Her New York Times Magazine Column, Dr. Lisa Sanders '79 Visits Thousands of Homes Each Week. William & Mary Alumni Magazine, Summer 2009 Vol 74:4. Retrieved 2010-01-24