Acclaimed Surgeon and Author Atul Gawande to Speak at AdventHealth's Distinguished Lecture Series

Published date: August 05, 2016 |

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Dr. Atul Gawande, renowned surgeon and best-selling author of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, will be the featured speaker at AdventHealth’s Distinguished Lecture Series event in September. Gawande will discuss aging and death, and how medicine can improve the process of these conditions.

The event is free, and the first 750 guests to arrive will receive a free copy of Being Mortal. Registration is required. To RSVP for the event, visit FloridaHospitalDLS.com.

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 21

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

WHERE: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, FL 32801

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