Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant
Medical Non Fiction
Date Published: 05-11-2021
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Exhale is the riveting memoir of a top transplant doctor who rode the emotional rollercoaster of saving and losing lives—until it was time to step back and reassess his own life.
Can you tell us a little about the process of getting this
book published? How did you come up with the idea and how did you start?
When I left Stanford in 2016 as head of the lung transplant
programs, I had a lot on my mind: patient stories, my own emotions about my
job, and grief over the loss of my father. I went from making notes in a
journal to writing scenes to eventually creating a memoir. I wrote the first
draft in 6 months and then edited it for two years!
What surprised you most about getting your book published?
The anticipation of getting my story out to the public. Who
would read it? What would they think? And how I would react to their reactions?
A swirl of emotion mixed in with some sense of
accomplishment.
Tell us a little about what you do when you aren’t writing
My life is full! I have two teenaged daughters and a great
wife. Professionally, I consult with transplant programs, helping them address
a number of issues they confront.
As a published author, what would you say was the most
pivotal point of your writing life?
When I realized that my work was good enough to be
published. Not published but good enough to be published. I saw the improvement
in my writing and that was gratifying.
Where do you get your best ideas and why do you think that
is?
What is the toughest criticism given to you as an author?
What has been your best accomplishment as a writer?
How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?
At present, only one! A novel based on a transplant team
that is half-finished, and frankly, a bit of a mess. But I will return to it
soon!
David Weill is the former Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and the Lung Transplant Program at Stanford. He is currently the Principal of Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the delivery of transplant care.
Dr. Weill’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Salon, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, STAT, and the Washington Post. He also has been interviewed on CNN and by the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Wall Street Journal.
He lives with his wife and two daughters in New Orleans.
Contact Links
Twitter @davidweillmd
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This looks like an interesting read! Would you consider adding this to our book club of active readers?
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