Jonathan Reisman M.D.
Physician, writer, naturalist, traveler
Physician, writer, naturalist, traveler
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"A fascinating, lyrical book... Reisman's experiences in other cultures bring a richness and depth to The Unseen Body. The way he thinks about the body and medicine -- the rivers and tributaries, the flowing and unclogging, the top-down organization of the brain -- is extraordinary!" Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Fuzz |
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Jonathan Reisman M.D. is an internist, pediatrician and ER physician and author of The Unseen Body. He's a naturalist, adventure traveler, forager, foodie and teacher of wilderness survival and prehistoric crafts, and his offbeat medical writing combines all of these passions. He has practiced medicine in some of the world's most remote places, including the Alaskan and Russian Arctic, Antarctica, the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, rural Appalachia, in the urban slums of Kolkata, India, and among the Oglala Sioux in South Dakota. He is co-creator of the anatomy- and physiology-based dinner series Anatomy Eats. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, and Discover Magazine. He runs a non-profit called "World Health and Education Network" (also called "Calcutta Rescue USA") dedicated to improving healthcare and education for some of the world's poorest people.
Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Jonathan studied mathematics and philosophy at New York University. After graduating, he lived in Russia and studied the Russian timber industry and indigenous cultures of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Jonathan attended Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children.
Jonathan and his wife Anna Wexler, a professor of bioethics at University of Pennsylvania, are avid travelers and writers.
Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Jonathan studied mathematics and philosophy at New York University. After graduating, he lived in Russia and studied the Russian timber industry and indigenous cultures of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Jonathan attended Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children.
Jonathan and his wife Anna Wexler, a professor of bioethics at University of Pennsylvania, are avid travelers and writers.