Robin Cook (born May 4, 1940 in New York) is an American doctor/novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... NY redirects here. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... medicines, see Medication. ... Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. ...

He is noted for several works, including Toxin, Outbreak, The Year of The Intern, and Fatal Cure. Several of his books have been published by Reader's Digest. A number of Cook's novels, including Coma and Sphinx, have been made into movies. He graduated from Columbia University. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ...

He has also been a deep sea diver at Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Oceanographic Institute.^{[citation needed]} It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Professional diving. ... Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1976. ...

Michael Crichton directed the film Coma, adapted from a Robin Cook novel, and there are other similarities in terms of genre and the fact that both Cook and Crichton are physicians, are of similar age and write about similar subjects. Michael Crichton (born October 23, 1942, pronounced [1]) is an American author, film producer, film director, and television producer. ... Coma is a 1978 mystery film based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. ... The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ...

Cook is a private member of the Woodrow Wilson Center's Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees, led by Chairman Joseph B. Gildenhorn, are appointed to six-year terms by the president of the United States.^[1] The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) (located in Washington, D.C.) is a United States Presidential Memorial that was established as part of the Smithsonian Institution by act of Congress in 1968. ...

Bibliography

• Year of the Intern, 1972
• Coma, 1977
• Sphinx, 1979
• Brain, 1981
• Fever, 1982
• Godplayer, 1983
• Mindbend, 1985
• Outbreak, 1987
• Mortal Fear, 1988
• Mutation, 1989
• Harmful Intent, 1990
• Vital Signs, 1991
• Blindsight, 1992
• Fatal Cure, 1993
• Terminal, 1993
• Contagion, 1995
• Acceptable Risk, 1996
• Chromosome 6, 1997
• Invasion, 1997
• Toxin, 1998
• Vector, 1999
• Abduction, 2000
• Shock, 2001
• Seizure, 2003
• Marker, 2005
• Crisis, 2006
• Critical, 2007

The Year of the Intern, the first novel by Robin Cook and very different from his thrillers, this book follows the journey of Dr. Peters, an interns mind through his year placement. ... The novel Coma writtin by Robin Cook in 1977 was his first publication. ... Sphinx is a novel (1979) by Robin Cook. ... Brain is a medical thriller written by Robin Cook. ... Fever is a 1982 novel by Robin Cook and is in the category of medical mystery. ... The novel was copyrighted in 1983 by Robin Cook. ... Mindbend is a novel by the novelist Robin Cook first published in 1985. ... The fast-paced and engrossing medical thriller, Outbreak was written by Dr. Robin Cook. ... The novel Mortal Fear by Robin Cook in 1988 deals with the issues of euthanasia and right-to-die issues. ... Mutation is a book about the ethics of genetic engineering. ... Harmful Intent is a novel by Robin Cook. ... Vital Signs is a novel by Robin Cook. ... Blindsight is a novel by Robin Cook. ... Fatal Cure is a medical thriller written by Robin Cook. ... Terminal is a medical thriller written by Robin Cook. ... One of Robin Cooks most successful—and timely—bestsellers. ... Acceptable Risk is the 1995 novel by American author Robin Cook. ... Chromosome 6 is a 1997 novel by famous Medical Thriller writer Robin Cook which deals with some illegal abnormal experiments of a biotech firm GenSys in Congo, Equatorial Guinea. ... Robin Cook envisions in this book a strange contact with extraterrestrials. ... Toxin is the 1998 suspense thriller book written by Robin Cook. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Abduction is the 2000 thriller novel by American author Robin Cook, who usually writes only medical thrillers. ... CambridgeBayWeather 07:07, 6 September 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... CambridgeBayWeather 07:08, 6 September 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Marker is a novel by Robin Cook. ... Crisis is a medical thriller written by Dr. Robin Cook. ... Critical is a medical thriller written by Dr. Robin Cook. ...

References

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External links

• Real Audio interview with Robin Cook by Don Swaim
• Robin Cook by Fantastic Fiction UK