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  1. Robert Lawrence Martensen (January 1, 1947, Lake County, Ohio – September 26, 2013, Pasadena, California) was an American physician, historian, and author. Career and publications [ edit ] Martensen worked as physician in emergency department and intensive care unit settings and as a professor at Harvard Medical School , University of Kansas ...

  2. Jan 6, 2010 · As an historian and physician, Robert Martensens interests ranged widely across medical practice, biomedical science, and culture. Perhaps that is why doing historical research at the National Institutes of Health appealed to him strongly, as the agency’s range of inquiry and impact have shaped biomedical research methods and contributed ...

  3. Sep 2, 2008 · Robert Martensen, a physician, historian, and ethicist, draws on decades of experience with patients and friends to explore the life cycle of serious illness, from diagnosis to end of life. He connects personal stories with reflections upon mortality, human agency, and the value of “cutting-edge” technology in caring for the critically ill.

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  4. Apr 2, 2009 · Flipboard. Email. Author, doctor and bioethicist Robert Martensen has treated an estimated 75,000 patients in the emergency room and the ICU. In his new book, A Life Worth Living Martensen ...

  5. Jan 19, 2009 · Jan. 19, 2009. Over a long medical career, Dr. Robert L. Martensen, 62, has been an emergency room and intensive care unit physician, treating an estimated 75,000 patients. He has taught...

  6. Oct 10, 2008 · Dr. Robert Martensen paints a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a noncompliant patient in his medical memoir, "A Life Worth Living: A Doctor's Reflections on Illness in a High-Tech Era." Her ...

  7. About the Author. A physician, historian, and bioethicist, Robert Martensen has held several professorships. Recently he joined the National Institutes of Health as director of its Office of History and Museum. In 2002 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Books by Robert Martensen. A Life Worth Living. By Robert Martensen. Bios & Memoirs.

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