Disease Knows No Politics

Disease Knows No Politics is an inspirational political and medical memoir that strikes into the heart of a post-pandemic America where conspiracy theories have run amok. This memoir follows Dr. Elias Zerhouni’s tumultuous childhood in Algeria, during the height of two wars, into his emigration to the United States where he pursued his dream career in radiology. An Arab among non-Arabs, a foreign medical graduate among Americans, he never wavered in his never-ending fight to heal patients and revolutionize the worlds he traversed. His journey led him into the highest halls of government power, where he transformed the NIH and defended it from encroaching ideological forces during President George W. Bush's administration. Among his accomplishments include: Inventing the patented “Lung Nodule Reference Simulator,” which allows CT scanners to differentiate between benign and malignant lung tumors Becoming a treating physician for President Ronald Reagan Serving as the executive