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In his new book, Dr. Damon Tweedy delivers a powerful narrative that centers mental health in our national healthcare dialogue.
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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
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The Case for Black Doctors
New York Times
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Dr. Damon Tweedy on Race in Medicine
CBS This Morning
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Medical Schools Have Historically Been Wrong on Race
New York Times
Books by Damon
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Facing the Unseen
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Black Man in a White Coat
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