Robert A. Linden

On December 31, 2007 I walked away from primary care internal medicine and geriatrics, and from my career treating close friends and neighbors. It was a difficult decision, but I was tired. My practice of medicine had come first for over 30 years, my family second, and me third. A strong need to reconnect with loved ones and to reenergize my own body had developed. But along with this burned the desire within to impart a behind-the-scenes knowledge garnered over time by this small town doc concerning the massive problems emerging from and percolating within the American medical system--thus, the reason for The Rise and Fall of the American Medical Empire. Along the way, I came to realize that guilt was present as well; I had retired at too early an age. So, for patients across the country and friends nearby, this book is for you.

Dr. Robert Linden received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1971 and his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1975. He performed his internship and residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Board certified in internal medicine and geriatrics, Dr. Linden is also a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. He has three grown children, Jeremy, Beth, and Todd, and resides with his wife, Caren, in Southeastern Connecticut.