Our book tour started in January 2013 and is ending January 2015. Dr. Wen  has spoken with patient groups, community and corporate groups, churches, and schools on how to improve healthcare; she continues to give motivational speeches at universities and grand rounds at medical schools and hospitals. Please visit Dr. Wen’s website for upcoming and past appearances, video clips, and speaker testimonials. To request her, please use the “email me” form.

RECENT NEWS
TED Radio Hour: Courage. December 2014.

Upworthy. She’s Made So Many Doctors Angry–But She’s Not Backing Down. December 2014.

Functional Forum. Radical Vulnerability: Developing Trust. December 17th, 2014.
Linked In. Top 10 Talks That Changed Health Care. December 13th, 2014.
Readers Digest. 7 New Years Resolutions Health Experts Wish You’d Really Make. December 2014.
GWU Press Release. GW Professor Named Baltimore City Health Commissioner. December 8th, 2014.
Baltimore Business Journal. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Appoints GWU Professor, Patient Advocate, to Lead Health Department. December 5th, 2014.
Baltimore Sun. New City Health Commissioner to Lead Campaign Against Substance Abuse. December 5th, 2014.
City of Baltimore. Mayor Appoints Dr. Leana Wen as Baltimore City Health Commissioner. December 5th, 2014.
Who’s My Doctor: featured on TED.com. November 2014

Care2. Is Your Doctor Taking Money From Drug Companies? November 21st, 2014.
TEDMED Blog. What Happens When Doctors Move Towards Transparency? November 13th, 2014.
Arizona Daily Star. The Patient Stuttered; One Doctor Felt His Pain. October 27th, 2014.
Washington Post. For Patients With Disabilities, Doctors Are Not Always Healers. October 27th, 2014.

Canadian Medical Association Journal. U.S. Data on Industry Payments to Doctors. October 23rd, 2014.
Narrative Matters Blog. Narrative Matters: Sensitizing Doctors to Patients With Disabilities. October 23rd, 2014.
Communities Digital News. Increased Trust, Decreased Fear, in the Doctor-Patient Relationship. October 20th, 2014.
Readers Digest. What Your Doctor is Really Thinking. November, 2014.
Rhodes Project. Rhodes Women Share Their Wisdom. October 16th, 2014.
The News & Advance. An Ounce of Prevention is Worth It. October 15th, 2014.
Health Affairs. A Simple Case of Chest Pain: Sensitizing Doctors to Patients With Disabilities. October 2014.

News & Advance. Work of Mammogram Advocacy Group Lauded at Luncheon. October 10th, 2014.
HealthLeaders Media. Doctor with Disability Speaks Up. October 9th, 2014.
Medical Press. Physician Addresses Stigma Against Patients With Disabilities. October 7th, 2014.
Health Affairs. Podcast: A Simple Case of Chest Pain. October 6th, 2014.
Huffington Post. Face to Face with SHE. October 2nd, 2014.
Electablog. TEDMED 2014 Showcases the Bigger Picture of Health Reform. September 30th, 2014.
The DO. TEDMED 2014: The Future of Medicine Is In Good Hands. September 29th, 2014.
Modern Healthcare. Spotlight to Shine on Physician Payments. September 27th, 2014.
Le Quotidiene Du Medicin. [Transparency and Who’s My Doctor// French]. September 27th, 2014.
Medical Marketing & Media. TEDMED 2014: Changing the Game & Curing the Sickness of Fear. September 26th, 2014.
Synapse. UCSF Hosts First Bay Area TEDMED. September 24th, 2014.
Forbes. Total Transparency Manifesto: Not So Fast. September 22nd, 2014.
Medical Daily. “Who’s My Doctor” Wants Physicians to Disclose Everything, from Stance on Abortion to Political Affiliation. September 19th, 2014.
TIME. Your Doctor Should Reveal Biases and Pharma Ties, Says Group. September 18th, 2014.

TEDMED Blog. TEDMED 2014 Day 2: Thinking Hard, Playing Hard. September 12th, 2014.

MedGadget. TEDMED DC Day 2 Stage: Unexpected Inspiration, Provocative Proposals, and Having Fun. September 12th, 2014.

AMA Wire. Physicians Touch Sensitive Subjects at TEDMED 2014. September 11th, 2014.
MedCity News. Let’s Not Forget the Low-Tech Essentials of Healthcare Delivery. September 10th, 2014.
Boston Globe. How Transparent Should Doctors Be With Their Patients? September 10th, 2014.
NewsMax. 8 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Doctor’s Visit. September 3rd, 2014.
Everyday Health With Dr. Sanjay Gupta. How to Make Sure Your Doctor is Listening. August 28th, 2014.
NewsMax. Meet the Doctors. August 23rd, 2014.

TEDMED Blog. TEDMED Speakers: Tackling the Taboo. August 19th, 2014.

NPR. Weekend Edition. When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write About Them. August 17th, 2014.

CBS This Morning. Trouble HIts Site That Discloses Payments Given to Doctors. August 16th, 2014.

Kevin MD. Help Patients by Addressing the Health of the Community. August 14th, 2014.
World Wise Beauty. The Lost Art of Practicing Medicine. August 6th, 2014.
Huffington Post. Going Beyond Band Aid Care. August 5th, 2014.
Public Radio International: The Tavis Smiley Show. Five Things You Should Know About Preparing For Your Doctor’s Visit. August 1st, 2014.

Reader’s Digest. Doctors Confess: 10 Ways You Can Screw Up in the ER. August, 2014.
CardioExchange. Heart of the Matter. July 30th, 2014.
GW Today. What To Do When Doctors Don’t Listen. July 28th, 2014.
WTOP News. Doctor’s Advice: How to Make the Most Out of a 15-minute Visit. July 24th, 2014.
TEDMED Blog. The Last Speakers Announced for the TEDMED 2014 Stage. July 23rd, 2014.

Slate. Live at Politics & Prose: When Doctors Don’t Listen. July 20th, 2014.

AP News. Who Pays Your Doctor? Coming to a Site Near You. July 9th, 2014.

Kevin MD. A Simple Act of Kindness in the ER. July 8th, 2014.
Slate. Doctors Could Use a Little Hypochondria. July 6th, 2014.
NPR NYC. The Leonard Lopate Show. How to Get Better Health Care From Your Doctor. July 1st, 2014.

Denver Post. Is Your Doctor Listening to You? June 30th, 2014.
NPR. Clashing Accounts Heart Attack Case Spark Reader Debate. June 26th, 2014.
NPR. Heart of the Matter: Treating the Patient Instead of the Disease. June 25th, 2014.

Daily Times Monitor. 4 Things Your Doctor Wants to Tell You. June 22nd, 2014.
Grandparents.com. 9 Things Your Doctor Wants to Tell You. June 20th, 2014.
Psychology Today. A Simple Act of Kindness. June 5th, 2014.
Reader’s Digest. 8 Signs of Disease. June 2014.
NPR WKAR. Physician Examines Doctor-Patient Communication. May 20th, 2014.

Los Angeles Times. How Patients With an Inconclusive Diagnosis Should Proceed. May 18th, 2014.

National Public Radio. Doctors’ Ignorance Stands In The Way For Care For the Disabled. May 17th, 2014.

CNN. Seeking Solutions With Suzanne. When Docs Don’t Listen. May 15th, 2014

Men’s Health. Should You Trust Your Doctor? May 5th, 2014.
Psychology Today. How to Turn Fear Inside Out. May 5th, 2014.
TEDxFoggyBottom. Turning Fear Inside Out. Released May 3rd 2014.

Sound Medicine, WFYI Indianapolis. Improving Emergency Care. April 27th, 2014.
TIME. 5 Ways to Make Sure Your Doctor is LIstening to You. April 21st, 2014.

KSFN Fresno. When Doctors Don’t Listen. April 20th, 2014.
WJLA Channel 7. Local Couple Recalls Day of Boston Marathon Bombings. April 18th, 2014.
WUSA Channel 9. Local ER Doctor Remembers Boston Victims. April 15th, 2014.
Huffington Post. One Year After: A Tribute From an ER Physician. April 15th, 2014.
WTOP 103.5FM. ER Doc Recounts Shocking Aftermath of Boston Marathon Bombing. April 15th, 2014.
Kevin MD. Why Are Doctors Crazy Enough to Accept Health Care’s Status Quo? April 1st, 2014.
MPH@GW Blog. Liberty, Democracy, Equity and Justice in Health Care. March 25th, 2014.
Women’s Health Magazine. 5 Ways to Make Sure You’re Getting Individualized Care. March 21st, 2014.

MedPage Today. Saying You’re Sorry. March 21st, 2014.
Slate. Ten Types of Emergency Room Patients: How to IMprove Your Care By Avoiding These Mistakes. March 18th, 2014.

National Public Radio. When Facts are Scarce, ER Doctor Turns Detective to Decide on Care. March 8th, 2014.

Starfish Greathearts Foundation. For My Whole Life, This is What I Wanted to Do March 3rd, 2014.
National Public Radio. When a Prescription for Pain Pills Becomes a Gateway to Addiction. February 15th, 2014.

University of Nevada, Reno. Get Bothered, Stay Bothered. February 12, 2014.
GW Today. Students and Faculty Shine at TEDxFoggyBottom. February 10th, 2014.
Huffington Post. Can China’s Health Care Dystopia Become Our Future? February 8th, 2014.
The New York Times. The Uses and Abuses of CT Scans. February 6th, 2014.
Starfish Greathearts Foundation. A Starfish in the Ocean. February 4th, 2014.
Psychology Today. What Does a Health Care Dystopia Look Like? February 3rd, 2014.
Your Health Radio. When Doctors Don’t Listen. January 31st, 2014.
TEDxUniversity of Nevada, Reno. What Can China’s Future Teach Us About the U.S.? January 2014.

WRVO. When Illness Causes Parent-Child Role Reversal. January 26th, 2014.

WRVO. Transitioning From Child to Caregiver. January 24th, 2014.

Kevin MD. Learning From Patients on a Speaking Tour. January 21st, 2014.
Doctors Lounge. Doctors Urge Colleagues to Disclose Conflicts of Interest. January 20th, 2014.
Huffington Post. How My Book Tour Turned Into a “Listening” Tour. January 17th, 2014.
OnMedica. Call for GMC to Register Doctors’ Competing Interests. January 16th, 2014.
Health Express. Can the Internet and Social Media Help the Development of Healthcare? January 16th, 2014.
British Medical Journal. Patients Can’t Trust Doctors’ Advice If We Hide Our Financial Connections With Drug Companies. January 15th, 2014.

Psychology Today. What Do People Want From Their Healthcare? January 15th, 2014.
Diabetes Health. When Doctors Don’t Listen: Tell Your Story. January 14th, 2014.
Washington Times. Polar Vortex Brings Record Cold to D.C. January 7th, 2014.
Washington Post. Bitter Cold About to Bite Washington. January 6th, 2014.
Women’s Health Magazine. Are You Getting Too MUCH Medical Care? January 3rd, 2014.

WTOP. Freezing Temps Bring Real Hypothermia Concerns. January 2nd, 2014.
Fox News. Holiday Health Tips. December 18th, 2013.

NPR. Before the Prescription, Ask About Your Doctor’s Finances. December 14th, 2013.

Women’s Health Magazine. How a Doctor’s Gender May Affect Your Health. December 13th, 2013.

Huffington Post. Is Your Medication Making You Sick? December 13th, 2013.
Psychology Today. More on the Need for Doctors to be Transparent With Patients. December 2nd, 2013.
MORE Magazine. Are You Getting Too Much Care? December/January 2013.
South African Medical Journal. When Doctors Don’t Listen. December, 2013.
TEDxCortland. The Low-Tech Revolution to Health Care Reform. November 2013.

Psychology Today. To the Doctors: Why We Need to be Transparent With Patients. November 21st, 2013.
Kevin MD. Who’s My Doctor? The Total Transparency Manifesto. November 8th, 2013.
Radio MD. Lies You Tell Your Doctor. November 4th, 2013.
Medscape.com. New Movement Urges Docs to Disclose Conflicts of Interest. October 29th, 2013.
Washington University in St. Louis Alumni Magazine. Two Strong Boston Marathon Alumni. October, 2013.
Rhodes Scholars 110th Anniversary, The Future of Medicine 2013.

BMJ Blogs. Announcing the Total Transparency Manifesto. October 21st, 2013.
Huffington Post. How to Fight Fear and Restore Trust in Medicine. October 17th, 2013.
Center for Advancing Health Forum. Goldilocks Medical Care: Not Too Little, Not Too Much. October 17th, 2013.
Psychology Today. What Do You Know About Your Doctor? October 15th, 2013.
NPR WVRO. How to Get the Most Out of the Modern Day ER. Take Care. October 13th, 2013.

Fairfax County Bookcast. When Doctors Don’t Listen. October 10th, 2013.
Kevin MD. How to Ensure You Receive the Right Amount of Care. October 3rd, 2013.
Women’s Health Magazine. What to Do When Your Mom is Diagnosed With Cancer. October 2nd, 2013.