LABOR: One Woman’s Work by Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari

Ob-Gyn Dr. Afsari explores her work in this powerful memoir on the intersection of medicine, identity, and the enduring search for agency.

Mary Fariba Afsari, DO, is a board-certified ob-gyn who founded FemForward Health in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency and also holds a MS in health communication from Tufts University/Emerson College. She is the author of Labor: One Woman’s Work.

In Labor: One Woman’s Work, Dr. Mary Afsari takes us on a deeply personal and transformative journey through her life as an ob-gyn. Set against the vivid backdrops of Portland, Oregon, and Shiraz, Iran, this powerful memoir intertwines the complexities of her professional life with the hidden truths of her family’s past, exploring the intersection of medicine, identity, and the enduring search for agency.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Labor/Mary-Fariba-Afsari/9781668015407

Dr. Mary Fariba Afsar will be joined by Walter Hartwig, Ph.D., who has worked in medical education for the last 30 years, in capacities ranging from professor to Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Chair of Admissions and now Director of Student Success, all at Touro University California where he is a founding faculty member. He has authored books in his research area (The Primate Fossil Record), teaching discipline (Fundamental Anatomy), and administrative role (Medical School Rx), as well as scholarly publications in a wide variety of journals and subjects. His research in biological anthropology, paleontology and medical education has been funded by the National Geographic Society, numerous foundations, and the American Osteopathic Association.

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