Abraham Verghese Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Physician-author Abraham Verghese (born 1955) is 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 was born in Ethiopia to parents from Kerala, India who worked as teachers. He was raised as a Malankara Orthodox Syrian Christian. Verghese, his father's Christian name, being Malayalam for George, is a very common Suriyani name. 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.
Full Name
Abraham Verghese
Net Worth
$2 Million
Date Of Birth
1955-01-01
Occupation
Professor of medicine, author of three best-selling books
Profession
Writer
Education
Chennai
Nationality
American
Nicknames
Abraham Verghese, Verghese, Abraham
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Own Country
1998
TV Movie book "My Own Country, A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Texas Monthly Talks
2009
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
60 Minutes
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself - Doctor (segment "A Doctor in the House?")
Archive Footage
Known for movies
My Own Country (1998) as Writer
Cutting for Stone as Writer
60 Minutes (1999-2001) as Himself - Doctor (segment "A Doctor in the House?"
Texas Monthly Talks (2009) as Himself - Interviewee
