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Laura Mazer
Austin, TX
Laura’s Substack
Essays
  • Right for the Wrong Reasons
  • Aging as a disease: The rise of longevity science
  • TIM: Happy Birthday, Maria Montessori
  • Ignore your boss, tie up a nurse, win a Nobel Prize
  • Gisella Perl: The Abortionist of Auschwitz
Work

Storyteller of medical history

Dr. Laura Mazer is a board-certified surgeon who transitioned to a career as a full-time educator. She now writes at the intersection of history and medical science, exploring how new knowledge emerges and how old knowledge is improved.

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When I’m not working, I enjoy travel, hiking, and local theater. I’ve moved enough to make packing and Ikea furniture creation a marketable skill.

 

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