Michael Woods, MD

Michael Woods is a general surgeon and healthcare executive living in Lawrence, KS. Michael grew up in the Midwest and developed a love for the outdoors and the rich complexity and interconnectedness of life around him while working on a western Kansas ranch. From the ranch he attended the University of Kansas where he majored in Cellular Biology, did research in a virus lab, and minored in anthropology. He then completed medical school and general surgery training, becoming a Board Certified General Surgeon.

Tiring of the practice and politics of medicine, he became a researcher at a major pharmaceutical company, where he became the global medical leader of a worldwide drug development program. In this position, he traveled the globe, giving him rich insights and a deep appreciation of other cultures. His background in anthropology, combined with his broad knowledge and experience in clinical and research medicine and extensive travel is a potent combination for creating rich stories based on scientifically plausible-- even factual-- scenarios.

Michael is a well-recognized author in the medical trade press, having written and published four non-fiction books in the healthcare genre. His most successful book is Healing Words, a best seller for the publisher, generated combined sales of 19,000 in a niche market with very little promotion (First and Second Editions). He is the editor of a fifth publication Culture Sensitivity in Health Care with Geri-Ann Galanti that has sold > 25,000 copies. His non-fiction works have been favorably reviewed in industry press.

Olduvai Countdown is Michael's first fiction piece, and has received only 5-start reviews to date.