How Doctors Think

Ever felt dismissed or misunderstood by a doctor? What if you could decode their thinking and ensure you get the best care possible? This summary gives you the tools to understand the hidden biases and cognitive shortcuts that influence your doctor's every decision. Learn to recognize the red flags in a doctor's thought process, from emotional reasoning to snap judgments. Discover how to ask the right questions, present your symptoms effectively, and become an active, empowered partner in your own healthcare journey, ensuring you're always heard and correctly diagnosed.

Jerome Groopman, M.D., is the Recanati Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His work as a world-renowned oncologist and hematologist revealed to him the hidden thought processes, biases, and intuition that shape a doctor's decisions. Through extensive research and personal experience treating patients, Groopman uncovered the critical insights that explain how doctors think and how patients can help them think better, forming the basis of this transformative book.