Atul Gawande
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Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, public health researcher, and bestselling author known for his influential books and essays on medicine, ethics, and healthcare systems.
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| Atul Gawande canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9592447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atul Gawande Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Atul Gawande]
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Harlan Krumholz
Harlan Krumholz is an American cardiologist and health outcomes researcher known for his work on quality of care, patient-centered outcomes, and healthcare transparency.
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B.
Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel Emanuel is an American oncologist, bioethicist, and health policy expert known for his influential work on medical ethics and U.S. healthcare reform.
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C.
Andre Pronovost
Andre Pronovost is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player best known for his time as a forward in the NHL during the 1950s and 1960s.
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D.
Scott D. Altman
Scott D. Altman is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including leading the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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E.
Dr. Jeffrey Squires
Dr. Jeffrey Squires is a disillusioned, pot-smoking psychiatrist who forms an unlikely friendship with a teenage drug dealer in the coming-of-age film "The Wackness."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atul Gawande Target entity description: Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, public health researcher, and bestselling author known for his influential books and essays on medicine, ethics, and healthcare systems.
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A.
Harlan Krumholz
Harlan Krumholz is an American cardiologist and health outcomes researcher known for his work on quality of care, patient-centered outcomes, and healthcare transparency.
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B.
Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel Emanuel is an American oncologist, bioethicist, and health policy expert known for his influential work on medical ethics and U.S. healthcare reform.
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C.
Andre Pronovost
Andre Pronovost is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player best known for his time as a forward in the NHL during the 1950s and 1960s.
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D.
Scott D. Altman
Scott D. Altman is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including leading the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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E.
Dr. Jeffrey Squires
Dr. Jeffrey Squires is a disillusioned, pot-smoking psychiatrist who forms an unlikely friendship with a teenage drug dealer in the coming-of-age film "The Wackness."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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non-fiction author ⓘ person ⓘ public health researcher ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Doctor of Medicine
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Master of Public Health ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Joe Biden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lewis Thomas Prize
NERFINISHED
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Magazine Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Harvard Kennedy School NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Medical School NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
NERFINISHED
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Harvard Medical School NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gawande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
healthcare policy
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medical ethics ⓘ medicine ⓘ public health ⓘ surgery ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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medical non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Atul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Atul Gawande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
systems approach to healthcare quality and safety
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use of checklists to improve safety in medicine ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
NERFINISHED
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Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science NERFINISHED ⓘ The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ public health researcher ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
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CEO of Haven Healthcare ⓘ chair of Ariadne Labs ⓘ professor at Harvard Medical School ⓘ professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ⓘ staff surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital ⓘ |
| writesFor | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atul Gawande Description of subject: Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, public health researcher, and bestselling author known for his influential books and essays on medicine, ethics, and healthcare systems.
Referenced by (1)
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