Robin Cook (edit name/settings)

Dr. Robin Cook (born May 4, 1940 in New York City, New York) is an American physician and novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health.

He is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. Many of his books have been bestsellers on the "New York Times" Bestseller List. Several of his books have also been featured in Reader's Digest. His books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making him one of the most widely read fiction authors in modern history.

Cook is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Columbia University School of Medicine. He finished his postgraduate medical training at Harvard. He has successfully combined medical fact with fantasy to produce a succession of bestselling books. Cook's medical thrillers are designed, in part, to keep the public aware of both the technological possibilities of modern medicine and the ensuing ethical problems.

The Cousteau Society recruited Cook to run its blood-gas lab in the South of France. Intrigued by diving, he later called on a connection he made through Jacques Cousteau to become an aquanaut with the US Navy Sealab when he was drafted in 1969.

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.

Film and Television Adaptations
Coma was made into a successful feature film (directed by fellow author/doctor Michael Crichton) and other Cook novels have also been made into television productions. In December 1993, CBS - TV aired Robin Cook's Harmful Intent; in November 1994, NBC - TV aired Mortal Fear; in May 1995, NBC - TV aired "Virus", based on Outbreak; and in February 1996 NBC - TV aired Terminal. In 2008, a prequel of Cook's forthcoming novel Foreign Body was produced as a 50-episode webseries by Michael Eisner's Vuguru and Big Fantastic, the creators of "Prom Queen (internet series)." In addition to Invasion, NBC - TV has two other Cook novels in production.

Bibliography
* Year of the Intern (1972), ISBN 0-451-16555-1
* Coma (1977), ISBN 0-451-20739-4
* Sphinx (1979), ISBN 0-451-15949-7
* Brain (1981), ISBN 0-451-15797-4
* Fever (1982), ISBN 0-425-17420-4
* Godplayer (1983), ISBN 0-425-17638-X
* Mindbend (1985), ISBN 0-451-14108-3
* Outbreak (1987), ISBN 0-425-10687-X
* Mortal Fear (1988), ISBN 0-425-11388-4
* Mutation (1989), ISBN 0-425-11965-3
* Harmful Intent (1990), ISBN 0-425-12546-7
* Vital Signs (1991), ISBN 0-425-13176-9
* Blindsight (1992), ISBN 0-425-13619-1
* Terminal (1993), ISBN 0-425-15506-4
* Fatal Cure (1994), ISBN 0-399-13879-X
* Acceptable Risk (1994), ISBN 0-399-13971-3
* Contagion (1995), ISBN 0-425-15594-3
* Chromosome 6 (1997), ISBN 0-425-16124-2
* Invasion (1997), ISBN 0-425-21957-7
* Toxin (1998), ISBN 0-425-16661-9
* Vector (1999), ISBN 0-425-17299-6
* Abduction (2000), ISBN 0-425-17736-X
* Shock (2001), ISBN 0-425-18286-X
* Seizure (2003), ISBN 0-425-19794-8
* Marker (2005), ISBN 0-425-20734-X
* Crisis (2006), ISBN 0-425-21657-8
* Critical (2007), ISBN 978-0-399-15423-2
* Foreign Body (2008), ISBN 0-399-15502-3
* Intervention (2009), ISBN 0-399-15570-8
* Cure (August 10, 2010), ISBN 0-399-15662-3

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Cook