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NPR, August 27, 2018
Hidden Brain—You 2.0: Check Yourself
The Aspen Institute, June 25, 2018
A Conversation with Surgeon, Author, and Researcher Atul Gawande
Ariadne Labs, June 20, 2018
Ariadne Labs founder Atul Gawande transitions to chairman and becomes CEO of new health care organization
Freakonomics, April 25, 2018
The Most Ambitious Thing Humans have ever Attempted
On Being, October 26, 2017
What Matters in the End
New York Public Library , September 19, 2017
Atul Gawande and Elizabeth Alexander
Vox, September 8, 2017
"We started it": Atul Gawande on Doctors' Role in the Opioid Epidemic
NPR, June 28, 2017
Boston Surgeon Argues Senate GOP Bill Threatens Nation's Health
Youtube, June 27, 2017
Dr. Atul Gawande Joins The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Youtube, May 15, 2017
Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care 2016
The Ezra Klein Show , August 2, 2016
Atul Gawande on surgery, writing, Obamacare, and indie music
Der Spiegel, September 19, 2015
Noch eine Margarita schlurfen
Boing Boing, December 18, 2014
Listen: An Uplifting Lecture About Death
BBC News, December 16, 2014
Atul Gawande: What Ails India's Public Health System
KBOO; APA Compass, December 6, 2014
Atul Gawande: Being Mortal
BBC Radio 4: Start of the Week, November 17, 2014
A Good Death
Guernica, November 17, 2014
Humane Endeavor
CBC Radio: The Current, November 17, 2014
Palliative Care Experts Say It's Time for Canadians to Talk about End of Life Care
Wisconsin Public Radio: To the Best of Our Knowledge, November 16, 2014
Death: Exit Plan
Financial Times, November 14, 2014
Atul Gawande, Reith Lecturer
BBC Radio 4, November 3, 2014
The Reith Lectures: The Century of the System
The Washington Post, October 30, 2014
Atul Gawande Explains Why the Healthcare System Should Stop Trying to Help Everyone Live Longer
Madison.com, October 20, 2014
Q&A: Gawande delivers an important look at how medicine fails they dying
BBC Radio 4, October 16, 2014
The Reith Lectures: Why Do Doctors Fail?
Chicago Tribune, October 16, 2014
Atul Gawande on 'Being Mortal'
The Washington Post, October 16, 2014
Atul Gawande on the Ultimate End Game
WBUR; Here and Now, October 15, 2014
Atul Gawande's Prescription for a Better Way to Die
New York Magazine, October 15, 2014
Atul Gawande on Making Life Meaningful, All the Way to the End
New Scientist, October 13, 2014
Atul Gawande: Aim for a good life, not a good death
The Hindu, October 11, 2014
The Sunday Interview: Managing Mortality
Open Magazine, October 10, 2014
Courage in the Face of Death
Open Magazine, October 10, 2014
It's possible to have a life worth living even when your body is not what it used to be
Science Friday, October 10, 2014
Atul Gawande: On Being Mortal
The Guardian, October 10, 2014
Atul Gawande: 'If I haven't succeeded in making you itchy, disgusted, or cry - I haven't done my job'
Huffington Post, October 10, 2014
'Being Mortal' Author Atul Gawande
India Today, October 9, 2014
Life Just Before Death
Globe and Mail, October 9, 2014
Harvard-trained Surgeon Talks About How We Should Handle Death
PBS NewsHour, October 9, 2014
We All Die, So Why Don't We Die Well?
PBS NewsHour, October 9, 2014
Surgeon Gawande: Ebola won't run 'wild' in U.S.
WGBH, October 9, 2014
Atul Gawande on Radically Rethinking Patients' Last Days
TIME, October 9, 2014
A Book About Dying Tells you How to Live
Delhi Daily News, October 8, 2014
Atul Gawande on How to Change the Behavior of Doctors
WNYC; The Leonard Lopate Show, October 7, 2014
How Medicine Can Improve Life - And Death
MacLean's, October 7, 2014
The Interview: Sugeon-author Atul Gawande
Mother Jones, October 7, 2014
Atul Gawande: "We Have Medicalized Aging, and That Experiment is Failing Us"
The New York Times, October 6, 2014
Don't Spoil the Ending
The Diane Rehm Show, October 6, 2014
Atul Gawande: "Being Mortal": Medicine and What Matters in the End
KMUW; Wichita Public Radio, October 6, 2014
'Being Mortal' is a Bold Vision
WBUR; Boston's NPR Station, October 6, 2014
Atul Gawande Asks: How do we want to die?
The New York Times, October 5, 2014
The Best Possible Day
The Boston Globe, October 5, 2014
Atul Gawande Finds Time Between Patients and Family for Writing
The Telegraph, October 4, 2014
Can Life in a Nursing Home be Made Uplifting and Purposeful?
The New Yorker, October 3, 2014
The Ebola Epidemic is Stoppable
Medscape, December 6, 2013
Atul Gawande on the Secrets of a Puzzle-Filled Career
NPR, June 25, 2013
Surgeons Nuland And Gawande Look To The Future Of Medicine
The New Yorker, October 2, 2011
The National Talks with Atul Gawande: Embracing the Sentimental
MSNBC, January 5, 2011
Rachel Maddow Show
On Point, January 4, 2011
Dr. Atul Gawande on Health Care & the Age of Reform
Charlie Rose, April 2, 2009
Atul Gawande/Ada Louise Huxtable
The New Yorker, January 19, 2009
Questions for Atul Gawande
The New York Times, July 4, 2008
Dr. Gawande Answers Questions About ‘The Itch’
Barnes and Noble, February 1, 2008
A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell
NPR, December 9, 2007
Doctor Saved Michigan $100 Million
Library Journal, March 15, 2007
Q & A with Atul Gawande

Ariadne Labs

Impatient Optimisits, September 19, 2014
Saving lives in childbirth: Do we have a game changer?
PR Newswire, April 3, 2014
American College of Surgeons and Safe Surgery 2015 Leaders Discuss Outcomes, Vision for South Carolina Surgical Safety Checklist Initiative
Borgen Magazine, December 6, 2013
Checklist Conquers Childbirth Casualties
The Boston Globe, October 21, 2013
Twiage's Tool Helps EMTs Forward Data
HSPH News, September 17, 2013
$12.5 Million Establishes Public Health Education Initiative Fund at HSPH
BBC News, July 12, 2013
Six Questions That Could Save Your Life
Boston Magazine, June 26, 2013
Ariadne Labs Will Focus on Beginning and End of Life Issues
HSPH News, June 24, 2013
Ariadne Labs, A Center for Health Systems Innovation, Launches New Space
WBUR, June 19, 2013
Atul Gawande Launches Innovation Lab
Boston Globe, June 19, 2013
Checklist Theory Used in Creating End-of-Life Talk Guide
HSPH News, April 16, 2013
Patients with Surgical Complications Provide Greater Hospital Profit-Margins
BWH News, January 17, 2013
Checklists in Operating Rooms Improve Performance During Crises
HSPH News, January 16, 2013
Checklists in Operating Rooms Improve Performance During Crises
Safe Surgery 2015, January 20, 2012
Safe Surgery Initiative in South Carolina
Project Check, January 20, 2012
A Checklist for Checklists
HSPH News, August 10, 2011
BetterBirth project to improve maternal and newborn health funded by Gates Foundation
WHO Safe Surgery, January 1, 2009
Safe Surgery

Lifebox

The Lancet, January 9, 2011
Pulse Oximeters Breathe Life Into Surgery In Poorer Nations

Fun Stuff

The Colbert Report, July 30, 2013
Atul Discusses His New Yorker Article, Slow Ideas
Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery, May 18, 2013
Centennial Celebration, Keynote Address
FORA.TV, October 7, 2012
Atul Noted as one of FORA.TV’s Top 10 Keynote Speakers
Ted Talks, April 17, 2012
Atul Gawande: How Do We Heal Medicine?
Teddy Blanks, March 29, 2011
“The Itch” A Song Inspired by Atul Gawande
The Boston Globe, January 18, 2011
Admirer of Phsyician Writers and John le Carré
WHO, March 12, 2009
Safe Surgery Checklist Highlighted on NBC's ER
American Public Media, March 8, 2008
Listening In on the OR
Barnes and Noble, August 1, 2002
Interview with Dr. Gawande

Past Archive

WBUR, June 12, 2014
On Point Live with Atul Gawande
The Rockefeller University, April 1, 2014
Surgeon and Writer Atul Gawande Awarded Lewis Thomas Prize
Medscape, December 6, 2013
Atul Gawande on the Secrets of a Puzzle-Filled Career
Charlie Rose Show, August 6, 2013
Atul Discusses his New Yorker Article, Slow Ideas
Marketplace World, July 23, 2013
Why Some Things Go Viral, and Some Don't
Morning Joe, July 25, 2013
If Given the Chance, Could Obamacare Work?
NPR, June 25, 2013
Surgeons Nuland And Gawande Look To The Future Of Medicine
CBS News, June 17, 2013
What Health Care Ruling Means For You
BWH, May 18, 2013
Centennial Celebration Colloquium: Keynote Address
Reuters, April 17, 2013
Reducing Complications May Cost Hospitals Money
NPR, April 16, 2013
Quality Conundrum: Complications Boost Hospital Profits
The Washington Post, April 16, 2013
When Your Surgery Goes Wrong, Hospitals Profit
The New York Times, April 16, 2013
Hospitals Profit From Surgical Errors, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2013
Hospital Profits Rise When Surgical Complications Occur
Harvard EdCast, January 25, 2012
Doctor/Professor
The New Yorker, October 2, 2011
The National Talks with Atul Gawande: Embracing the Sentimental
PBS Frontline, August 4, 2011
Dr. Hotspot
The New Yorker, May 26, 2011
Cowboys and Pit Crews
Teddy Blanks, March 29, 2011
“The Itch” A Song Inspired by Atul Gawande
The Brian Lehrer Show, January 11, 2011
Health Checklist
Democracy Now, January 5, 2011
Dr. Atul Gawande on Obama’s "Frustrating" Record on Healthcare Reform and "The Checklist Manifesto"
Democracy Now, January 5, 2011
Return of the "Death Panel" Myth is a "Travesty," Says Dr. Atul Gawande
MSNBC, January 5, 2011
Rachel Maddow Show
Democracy Now, January 5, 2011
Dr. Atul Gawande: Solitary Confinement is Torture
On Point, January 4, 2011
Dr. Atul Gawande on Health Care & the Age of Reform
Stanford Medical School, June 12, 2010
Atul Gawande’s Commencement Address
EXTRA, June 10, 2010
How "The Checklist Manifesto" Can Boost Your Bank Account
The New Yorker, March 22, 2010
Watching the Health-Care Vote
National Governors Association, February 20, 2010
Audio of Atul’s Speech
The New Yorker, February 18, 2010
The Cost Conundrum Persists
TV Worldwide, January 7, 2010
Gawande discusses the power of checklists with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
NEJM – The Cost of Health Care, September 23, 2009
Highlights from a Discussion about Economics and Reform
The New Yorker, September 10, 2009
Atul Gawande: The Road Ahead
Harvard Magazine, September 1, 2009
The Unlikely Writer
The New York Times, August 12, 2009
Ten Steps to Better Health Care
Health Affairs Blog, July 28, 2009
Low-Cost, High-Quality Care In America
“How Do They Do That?” Conference, July 21, 2009
Summary remarks
The New Yorker, June 23, 2009
Atul Gawande: The Cost Conundrum Redux
NPR, June 16, 2009
Spend More, Get Less? The Health Care 'Conundrum'
University of Chicago, June 12, 2009
Atul Gawande’s Commencement Address
The New York Times, June 8, 2009
Health Care Spending Disparities Stir a Fight
NPR On Point, June 3, 2009
Costly Care in a Texas Town
The New Yorker, June 1, 2009
More is Less
Charlie Rose, April 2, 2009
Atul Gawande/Ada Louise Huxtable
BMJ, January 22, 2009
"Human As Hero," a BMJ Editorial Championing Medical Checklists
The New Yorker, January 19, 2009
Questions for Atul Gawande
The Washington Post, January 15, 2009
Surgery Checklist Lowers Death Rate
Not Running A Hospital Blog, January 15, 2009
Hospital Administrators Debate the Surgical Checklist in an Online Blog
The New York Times, January 14, 2009
Checklist Reduces Deaths in Surgery
The Boston Globe, January 14, 2009
Use of simple OR checklist reduces surgery complications
The Globe and Mail, January 14, 2009
Surgical checklist cuts complications by a third
NEJM, January 14, 2009
A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population
The New Yorker, October 4, 2008
A Surgeon’s Dreams
The New Yorker, October 4, 2008
Caring for Your Health, Caring for Her Health
AD Miracle Blog, September 9, 2008
An Anesthesia Dolorosa Miracle
NEJM, August 14, 2008
The Boundaries of Organ Donation after Circulatory Death
The New York Times, July 4, 2008
Dr. Gawande Answers Questions About ‘The Itch’
The New York Times, June 25, 2008
W.H.O. Issues a Checklist to Make Operations Safer
The Independent, June 25, 2008
A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent thousands of deaths
NPR, June 24, 2008
The Mystery and Power of the Itch
Barnes and Noble, February 1, 2008
A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell
NPR, December 9, 2007
Doctor Saved Michigan $100 Million
The New York Times, April 3, 2007
Atul Gawande Rocks in the O.R.
Library Journal, March 15, 2007
Q & A with Atul Gawande
NPR On Point, September 18, 2007
Hillary and Health Care
The Washington Post, December 9, 2004
U.S. Combat Fatality Rate Lowest Ever
The Boston Phoenix, March 19, 2004
The four-letter review
Charlie Rose, January 18, 2007
Dr. Gawande discusses receiving the MacArthur Fellowship
The Lancet, January 11, 2003
Lunch with the Lancet: Atul Gawande