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Author Douglas Farrago is a retired family doctor who still wears many hats. He blogs regularly on the broken healthcare system, he consults with hospitals on how to retain their doctors, and he has now written seven books on a variety of topics.
His most recent book, The Hospital Guide to Physician Retention: Why Creating a Physician-Friendly Environment Is Critical For Your Organization’s Success, tries to help organizations understand how to keep their doctors from leaving. More information can be found at physicianretention.com.
In his young adult fiction novel, Noki, about a highly skilled boxer with autism and his journey to pursue his passion, Farrago shares his unique insight into the boxing world. A former boxer himself, Farrago worked with many world champion boxers when he was employed as the trainer for nutrition and conditioning for the Houston Boxing Association. He has witnessed the dark side of the sport with poor regulations and oversight, bad contracts, corrupt managers, and little care for the boxers themselves.
Douglas lives in Virginia with his wife. His young adult fiction novel, Noki, is his love letter to the sport and a tribute to young people living with special needs making themselves heard.
From the author:
I received my Bachelors of Science from the University of Virginia in 1987, my Masters of Education degree in the area of Exercise Science from the University of Houston in 1990, and my Medical Degree from the University of Texas at Houston in 1994. My residency training occurred way up north at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. In my final year, I was elected Chief Resident by my peers. I am still board-certified in the specialty of Family Practice. I practiced family medicine for twenty-three years, first in Auburn, Maine, and then in Forest, Virginia. I founded Forest Direct Primary Care in 2014 and retired from the practice in 2020.
I have written six books over the years, with NOKI being my latest. The Placebo Chronicles was published by Broadway Books, a division of Random House, in 2005. I also wrote Diary of a Drug Rep as well as three books on direct primary care: The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice, The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal and Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity). These are all best sellers in this genre. I am one of the leading experts in the Direct Primary Care model and I lecture medical students, residents, and doctors on how to start their own DPC practice.
From 2001 – 2011, I was the editor and creator of the Placebo Journal which ran for 10 full years. Described as the Mad Magazine for doctors, I was featured in the Washington Post, US News and World Report, the AP, and the NY Times.
I still blog every day on my websites Authenticmedicine.com and DPCnews.com. I lecture nationally about the present crisis in our healthcare system and the effect it has on the doctor-patient relationship.
I am the inventor of a product called the Knee Saver which is currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Knee Saver and its knock-offs are worn by many major league baseball catchers to take the pressure off their knees when they squat. You can see an example in the image below. The website has all the resources and studies showing the benefits of this product.
I also invented the Cryohelmet used by athletes for head injuries as well as migraine sufferers. It has recently been added to the inventory of CVS stores around the country. There are more and more studies showing that cooling the head after a head injury aids in recovery. Here is one study done using the Cryohelmet.
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