Contemporary Biographies in Healthcare: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access

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A supplement to Salem Press's Careers In series, a career-focused series exploring the fields and occupations of physics, chemistry, and other sciences with an emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) occupations and outlooks, Contemporary Biographies in Healthcare is a collection of biographies of ""living leaders"" in the field of healthcare and allied health. Culled from the pages of Current Biography, the monthly magazine renowned for its unfailing accuracy, insightful selection and the wide scope of influence of its subjects, these up-to-date profiles draw from a variety of resources and are an invaluable source for researches, teachers, students, and librarians. Contemporary Biographies in Healthcare features 30 profiles of notable people in the field of healthcare and allied health. The coverage is broad and includes figures such as: American cardiologist, Arthur Agatston Personal fitness trainer, Billy Blanks Indian cardiologist, Naresh Trehan Algerian-American radiologist, Elias A. Zerhouni Swiss pharmaceutical executive and physician, Daniel Vasella American secretary of health and human services, Kathleen Sebelius American epidemiologist, David L. Haymann and many more In addition, an appendix consisting of 10 historical biographies of ""Healthcare Greats"" is included, as well as geographical and name indexes.