Two Book Authors: Combining Their Passion for Writing with A Career in Medicine

Monday, February 2 from 8-9 pm

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Featured Speakers:  Dr. Sarah Samaan and Dr. Cristina LePort

Dr. Cristina LePort, an accomplished cardiologist and Amazon bestselling author, captivates readers with her medical thrillers, which merge her rich medical background with gripping narratives. Cristina's novels, including Dissection and Change of Heart. These novels offer a unique blend of suspense, medical insight, and ethical exploration.

Her journey from Italy to the U.S. and transition from medicine to writing highlight her resilience, intellectual curiosity, and dedication to storytelling. Dr. LaPort’s work stands at the crossroads of medicine and literature, engaging readers with tales that resonate with authenticity and depth.

Dr. LaPort graduated Summa cum Laude from the University of Bologna, completed her internship and Internal Medicine residency at the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, and her cardiology training at the VA/UCLA. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Nuclear Cardiology, and is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Genescient, a biotech company devoted to genetic research on aging and longevity.

Dr. Sarah Samaan is a cardiologist and a Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduate. She is also a registered yoga teacher, a physician career coach, and a full-time MFA student at the University of Hartford, Hartford Art School in Photography. Dr. Samaan practiced at the Heart Hospital Baylor in Plano, Texas, a tertiary care cardiovascular hospital in the Dallas area. After over 27 years in cardiology, she retired with the intention of pursuing her other life passions, including studying the arts and competing in the equestrian sport of dressage.

She is also a Fellow in the Harvard- Macy Art Museum-based Health Professions Education program and co-leads an arts and humanities elective at UT Southwestern School of Medicine. Sarah is the author of four nationally acclaimed books for the lay public, including, most recently, The DASH Diet for Dummies, now being updated (3rd edition). She serves as co-chair of the AMWA Literary Working Group and co-hosts the TechLink Health podcast, a podcast focusing on currently trending medical innovation.

Moderator: Dr. Anjali Gupta
Literary AMWA Working Group Co-chair, Dr. Anjali Gupta, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. As a psychiatrist, researcher, and leader, she advocates for wellness and champions narrative medicine as an invaluable tool.