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 Patricia Gussin
is an author, physician, medical researcher and mother of seven.
Her novels, Shadow of Death and Twisted Justice, both thrillers,
reflect her dual passions for family and medicine.
Her first novel, Shadow of Death, is the story of Laura
Nelson,
a medical student in Detroit in 1967 during the riots. This
extraordinary social upheaval impacted Laura in a very personal,
traumatic way. Shadow
of Death was nominated Best First Novel by
International Thriller Writers. It has also been used in a sociology
course in one university and as a contemporary urban history course in
another. Twisted Justice, is the story of Laura
Nelson, seven years later. She is now a thoracic surgeon,
accused of the murder of her husband’s colleague and facing the
unthinkable, separation from her children.
In many ways these two stories parallel Patricia Gussin’s life as she
did attend medical school in Detroit after which she did an internship
and pediatric residency in Tampa.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and a graduate of Aquinas College,
Patricia received a M.D. degree from Wayne State University School of
Medicine and an MBA from Columbia University. Her former
academic affiliations include the University of the Sciences of
Philadelphia as Chairman of the Board of Trustees; University of
Pennsylvania Dental School, where she was a member of the Board of
Overseers and an Associate Trustee of the University; and membership
on advisory committees of several universities. She has an
Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Duquesne University. She
also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Sarnoff Corporation
in Princeton, N.J.
A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Patricia is a
member of the American Academy of Family Medicine, and a former member
of the American Pain Society, Past President of the Drug Information
Association, and a former officer of the American Society for Clinical
Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Following her medical training, Patricia, known to her professional
colleagues as Dr. Patricia Stewart, has practiced medicine and has
directed medical research in her role as worldwide vice president for
a leading healthcare company.
One of six children, Patricia has seven children and seventeen
grandchildren. She and her husband, Dr. Robert Gussin, an author
and renowned medical researcher, divide their time between Longboat
Key, Florida, East Hampton, New York, and their vineyards in
Marlborough, New Zealand.
Patricia is a member of Mystery Writers of America and International
Thriller Writers Association. |
