Author

Paul Kalanithi

Paul Kalanithi was an American neurosurgeon and writer, born on April 1, 1977, in New York. He earned degrees in English literature, human biology, and history and philosophy of science from Stanford University and the University of Cambridge, before completing his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine. His memoir, "When Breath Becomes Air," chronicles his battle with metastatic lung cancer and reflections on life and medicine. The book, published posthumously in 2016, is his most notable work.