MD-JD

About the Book

Dr. Mark Michaels, a physician beginning his practice in Los Angeles, gets involved with medical-legal issues, including being sued. This conflict leads him to attend law school. Then he faces the decision of quitting his medical practice to become an advocate in medical malpractice. Meanwhile, he is involved with two women: his patient, Marilyn Stevens, and his nurse-receptionist, Lisa Martel, and must choose between them.

About the Author

I spent my childhood in Wailuku, Maui in Hawaii. I am a retired physician, attorney and real estate broker in Los Angeles, California. My educational background: BS Magna Cum Laude, Marquette University; MD With Distinction, University of Michigan Medical School; Internship, The Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC; Medical Residency, The Mayo Clinic; JD, Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. I won the annual James Clavell Literary Award for my story returning Alone to Maui in 1997 for my story, Returning Alone to Maui, and authored two Novellas: MD-JD in 2011 and Sex in Different Packages in 2012. I won the annual James Clavell Literary Award for my story Returning Alone to Maui in 1997.