AKMG AUTHORS AND BOOKS

AKMG AUTHORS AND BOOKS Session held at AKMG Atlanta August 14, 2021 – 3.00 PM-4.00PM Chairperson- Venkit S. Iyer MD, FACS

We are thankful to President Subra Bhat and the convention committee for making this forum possible in spite of the limited time availability. We are proud to announce that AKMG members have submitted 7 excellent new books and one magazine for presentation. 1. Aging well and reaching beyond- Author- Venkit S. Iyer. Publisher- Evershine press, Inc. 2020 2. Comfort care- The struggles of an aging cardiologist- Author- Theckedath Mathew. Publisher- Page publishing, Inc. 2020 3. From the land of spice to the land of oil- An immigrant physician’s tale of his life and times-Author- Jay Raman. Publisher- Outskirts Press.2021 4. Second chance- A sister’s act of love- Author- M.P.Ravindranathan. Publisher- Outskirts Press, Inc- 2019 5. We of the forsaken world- Author- Kiran Bhat. Publisher- Iguana Books- 2019 6. Covid Tales- Multiple AKMG authors. Edited by Nisha Nigil. Published by AKMG 2020 7. My mother called me Unni- A doctor’s tale of migration- Author- Venugopal K. Menon. Publisher- Outskirts press-2016 8. The practice of medicine-from antiquity to artificial intelligence- Author- George Varghese. Publisher- Write the future. 2021 After brief introductions, authors displayed and briefly talked about their books. Authors were also available to answer questions and sign books for those who wished to purchase them on site. Most of the authors are donating the proceeds to AKMG.

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