In his new book, Dr. Damon Tweedy delivers a powerful narrative that centers mental health in our national healthcare dialogue.

Damon Tweedy, M.D. is a professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and staff physician at the Durham Veteran Affairs Health System. His 2015 book, Black Man in a White Coat, was a New York Times Bestseller, selected by TIME magazine as one of the Top 10 Non-fiction books of that year. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and various other print publications.

Damon in the Media

  • The Case for Black Doctors

    New York Times

  • Dr. Damon Tweedy on Race in Medicine

    CBS This Morning

  • Medical Schools Have Historically Been Wrong on Race

    New York Times

Books by Damon

“Being a good doctor requires us to understand the patient’s story, and our own story.”

—Damon Tweedy, M.D.