Jonathan Reisman M.D. is author of The Unseen Body, as well as an internist and pediatrician, naturalist, adventure traveler, forager, foodie and teacher of wilderness survival and prehistoric crafts. He has practiced medicine in some of the world's most remote places - in the Alaska and Russian Arctic, in Antarctica, at high-altitude in the Nepali Himalayas, in the urban slums of Kolkata, India, and among the Oglala Sioux in South Dakota. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, and Discover Magazine. He runs a non-profit called "Calcutta Rescue USA" dedicated to improving healthcare and education for some of the poorest people in Kolkata. He also is co-creator of the anatomy-based dinner series Anatomy Eats.
Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Jonathan studied mathematics and philosophy at New York University. After graduating he lived in Russia, where he 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 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, where he 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 are avid travelers and writers.