Anthony A. Goodman (born January 11, 1940) is an American breast cancer surgeon and author.[1][2] He is Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Montana State University WWAMI Medical Sciences Program and is Affiliate Professor in the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Biography

Goodman earned a B.A. from Harvard College, and an M.D. from Cornell Medical College. He trained as a surgical intern and resident at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. He completed his surgical training and served as chief resident at the Harvard Surgical Service of Boston City Hospital, the New England Deaconess Hospital, the Lahey Clinic, and Cambridge Hospital.

For 20 years, he worked as a general surgeon in south Florida[3] and served as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

He also served as a surgeon with the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War and on the hospital ship, Project HOPE.

He was also Visiting Professor of Surgery at the Christchurch, New Zealand, Clinical School of Medicine. Founder of the Broward Surgical Society, Dr. Goodman is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Surgery.

Dr. Goodman has recorded several medical courses for The Great Courses, a video publisher in Chantilly, Virginia. These recorded video courses have included: (i) Understanding The Human Body. Anatomy and Physiology, (ii) The Human Body: How We Fail; How We Heal, (iii) Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age, and (iv) Myths of Nutrition and Fitness.

As author

  • None But the Brave: A Novel of the Surgeons of World War II. Deer Creek Publishing Group. 2012
  • The Shadow of God: A Novel of War and Faith, published in four languages worldwide. Sourcebooks, 2002
  • Never Say Die: A Doctor and Patient Talk About Breast Cancer. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1980.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bartimus, Tad (December 22, 1991). "Never Say Die: Surgeon tackles life, work with intensity". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Bartimus, Tad (December 26, 1991). "The Armed Savage". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. pp. 4.B. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Plantation Center will focus on treatment of breast disease". Miami Herald. June 20, 1985. pp. 2 BNW. Retrieved 20 January 2013. Doctors Segaul, Anthony A. Goodman, Peter A. Tomasello, and Frederick N. Herman opened the center six months ago. Each doctor has 20 years or more ...
  4. ↑ Miller, Margo (Dec 17, 1980). "Cancer Patient's Right to Know (book review)". Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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