<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.abrahamverghese.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Abraham Verghese (born 1955) is an American physician, author, Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University Medical School and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine . He is also the author of three best - selling books, two memoirs and a novel . In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the Institute of Medicine . He received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2015 . </P> <P> He was born in Ethiopia to parents from Kerala, India, who worked as teachers . In 2009, Knopf published his new book and first novel, Cutting for Stone . in 2010, Random House published the paperback version of the book and since that time, it has risen steadily up the bestseller charts, ranking #2 on The New York Times trade paperback fiction list on March 13, 2011 . It has been on The New York Times list for well over two years . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (July 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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