Dr. Marty Makary practices surgical oncology and advanced laparoscopic surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital and is a professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is a New York Times bestselling author and leading voice for transparency in health care. Dr. Makary has published over 250 scientific articles on the re-design of health care, medical innovation, and vulnerable populations, and is Editor-in-Chief of Medpage Today. He has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today and is a frequent medical commentator. 

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His book Unaccountable turned into the TV series “The Resident” and his newest bestselling book The Price We Pay has been described by Steve Forbes as “a must-read for every American.”  He speaks nationally and internationally on the appropriateness of care, lifestyle choices that influence health outcomes, employee health benefits design, and health care costs.