Nuland was born Shepsel Ber Nudelman in The Bronx, New York City, on December 8, 1930, to immigrant parents, Meyer Nudelman (a Moldovan Jewish garment repairman, 1889–1958)[5][6] and Vitsche Lutsky (a Belarusian Jew, 1893–1941).[5][7]
Although raised in a traditional Orthodox Jewish home, he came to consider himself agnostic, but continued to attend synagogue.[8] As a Jew, he witnessed anti-Semitic discrimination against his cousin and changed his name when he applied to college to ensure admittance.[6]
Dr. Nuland avowed a "unique relationship" with death. The 1994 National Book Award for nonfiction was granted to his How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter.[9]
In a 2001 TED talk, which was released in October 2007, Nuland spoke of his severe depression and obsessive thoughts in the early 1970s, probably caused by his difficult childhood and the dissolution of his first marriage. As drug therapy remained ineffective, a lobotomy was suggested, but his treating resident suggested electroshock therapy instead, which led to his recovery.[10] Twelve years after the talk, TED's Curator, Chris Anderson, recalled that Nuland's talk "remains one of the most powerful moments in the conference’s history."[11]
In 2005, Nuland taught a series of lectures for the Teaching Company's The Great Courses on the history of Western medicine titled Doctors: The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography.[13]
^ ab"Sherwin Nuland – Physician – Why I Had to Change My Name". Web of Stories.
^ abcGellene, Denise (March 5, 2014). "Sherwin B. Nuland, Author of 'How We Die,' Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. p. A20. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^Edward Hendrie, Solving the Mystery of Babylon the Great (Great Mountain, 2011), 148.
^Emily Langer, "Sherwin B. Nuland, surgeon and writer who demystified death, dies at 83" (The Washington Post, March 5, 2014).
^"Sherwin Nuland on Electroshock Therapy". Filmed 2001, posted 2007. Talks. TED: Ideas Worth Sharing. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
Sherwin B. Nuland Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
October 15, 2023
sherwin, nuland, sherwin, bernard, nuland, born, shepsel, nudelman, december, 1930, march, 2014, american, surgeon, writer, taught, bioethics, history, medicine, medicine, yale, school, medicine, occasionally, bioethics, history, medicine, yale, college, 1994,. Sherwin Bernard Nuland 1 born Shepsel Ber Nudelman December 8 1930 March 3 2014 was an American surgeon and writer who taught bioethics history of medicine and medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and occasionally bioethics and history of medicine at Yale College His 1994 book How We Die Reflections on Life s Final Chapter was a New York Times Best Seller and won the National Book Award for Nonfiction 2 as well as being a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Sherwin B NulandBornShepsel Ber Nudelman 1930 12 08 December 8 1930New York City U S DiedMarch 3 2014 2014 03 03 aged 83 Hamden Connecticut U S Alma materBronx High School of Science New York UniversityYale School of MedicineKnown forHow We Die Reflections on Life s Final ChapterSpouse s Rhona L Goulston divorced Sarah Peterson m 1977 wbr Children4 including VictoriaAwards1994 National Book AwardScientific careerFieldsSurgeon writer educatorInstitutionsYale School of MedicineIn 2011 Nuland was awarded the Jonathan Rhoads Gold Medal of the American Philosophical Society for Distinguished Service to Medicine 3 Nuland wrote non academic articles for The New Yorker The New York Times The New Republic Time MIT Technology Review and the New York Review of Books He was a fellow of the Hastings Center an independent bioethics research institution 4 He is the father of Victoria Nuland the current under secretary of State for Political Affairs since 2021 Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditNuland was born Shepsel Ber Nudelman in The Bronx New York City on December 8 1930 to immigrant parents Meyer Nudelman a Moldovan Jewish garment repairman 1889 1958 5 6 and Vitsche Lutsky a Belarusian Jew 1893 1941 5 7 Although raised in a traditional Orthodox Jewish home he came to consider himself agnostic but continued to attend synagogue 8 As a Jew he witnessed anti Semitic discrimination against his cousin and changed his name when he applied to college to ensure admittance 6 Nuland was a graduate of The Bronx High School of Science New York University and Yale School of Medicine where he obtained his M D degree and also completed a residency in surgery 7 At the time of his death he was living in Connecticut with his second wife Sarah Nuland nee Peterson He had four children two from each marriage His daughter Victoria Nuland a career foreign service officer has notably been the current under secretary of State for Political Affairs since May 2021 Dr Nuland avowed a unique relationship with death The 1994 National Book Award for nonfiction was granted to his How We Die Reflections on Life s Final Chapter 9 In a 2001 TED talk which was released in October 2007 Nuland spoke of his severe depression and obsessive thoughts in the early 1970s probably caused by his difficult childhood and the dissolution of his first marriage As drug therapy remained ineffective a lobotomy was suggested but his treating resident suggested electroshock therapy instead which led to his recovery 10 Twelve years after the talk TED s Curator Chris Anderson recalled that Nuland s talk remains one of the most powerful moments in the conference s history 11 Nuland was also one of the featured lecturers at One Day University 12 In 2005 Nuland taught a series of lectures for the Teaching Company s The Great Courses on the history of Western medicine titled Doctors The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography 13 Nuland died on March 3 2014 at his home in Hamden Connecticut of prostate cancer 7 Books EditDoctors The Biography of Medicine New York Knopf 1988 ISBN 0 679 76009 1 Medicine The Art of Healing New York Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Inc Distributed by Macmillan 1992 ISBN 0 88363 292 6 How We Die Reflections on Life s Final Chapter New York Knopf Distributed by Random House 1994 ISBN 0 679 41461 4 The Wisdom of the Body New York Knopf 1997 ISBN 0 679 44407 6 How We Live New York Vintage Books 1998 originally published as The Wisdom of the Body in 1997 ISBN 0 09 976761 9 Leonardo Da Vinci Penguin Lives New York Viking 2000 ISBN 0 670 89391 9 The Mysteries Within A Surgeon Explores Myth Medicine and the Human Body New York Simon amp Schuster 2000 ISBN 0 684 85486 4 The Doctors Plague Germs Childbed Fever and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis New York W W Norton 2003 ISBN 0 393 05299 0 Lost in America A Journey with My Father New York Knopf Distributed by Random House 2003 ISBN 0 375 41294 8 Maimonides Jewish Encounters New York Nextbook Schocken 2005 ISBN 0 8052 4200 7 The Art of Aging A Doctor s Prescription for Well Being New York Random House 2007 ISBN 1 4000 6477 5 The Uncertain Art Thoughts on a Life in Medicine New York Random House 2008 ISBN 1 4000 6478 3 The Soul of Medicine Tales from the Bedside New York Kaplan Publishing 2009 ISBN 1 60714 055 1References Edit Yale School of Medicine biography page Archived March 4 2014 at archive today National Book Awards 1994 National Book Foundation Retrieved March 24 2012 Sherwin Nuland Branford College Branford yalecollege yale edu Retrieved December 17 2015 The Hastings Center Archived May 9 2016 at the Wayback Machine Hastings Center Fellows Retrieved November 6 2010 a b Unassimilated parents a b Sherwin Nuland Physician Why I Had to Change My Name Web of Stories a b c Gellene Denise March 5 2014 Sherwin B Nuland Author of How We Die Is Dead at 83 The New York Times p A20 Retrieved August 1 2022 Edward Hendrie Solving the Mystery of Babylon the Great Great Mountain 2011 148 Emily Langer Sherwin B Nuland surgeon and writer who demystified death dies at 83 The Washington Post March 5 2014 Sherwin Nuland on Electroshock Therapy Filmed 2001 posted 2007 Talks TED Ideas Worth Sharing Retrieved March 24 2012 Emily McManus Remembering Sherwin Nuland TED Blog March 6 2014 at http blog ted com 2014 03 06 remembering sherwin nuland One Day University Onedayu com April 21 2013 Archived from the original on May 26 2013 Retrieved December 17 2015 1 Archived October 17 2013 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Sherwin B Nuland Sherwin B Nuland at IMDb Sherwin B Nuland tells his life story video Sherwin Nuland s 2001 TEDTalk on the history of electroshock therapy and his personal experience with severe depression Sherwin Nuland vs Aubrey de Grey in a clip from the documentary HOW TO LIVE FOREVER Appearances on C SPAN In Depth interview with Nuland October 2 2005 Sherwin B Nuland Papers Yale Collection of American Literature Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sherwin B Nuland amp oldid 1174330177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
