Judy Salz

A semi-retired physician, Judy draws on her years of medical practice, patient encounters and life experiences for inspiration. A native New Yorker, Judy now lives in Las Vegas, where she is indulging in her three passions.

No longer practicing medicine, Judy is keeping her love of medicine alive by doing clinical research.

Writing became a passion more recently. Her first short story,” Mikey”, submitted for publication to The Literary Nest in April 2015, won the fiction contest. Since then, numerous stories have appeared in online magazines and journals.

Her first novel, “Worthy”, was published November 1, 2017. It chronicles two physicians and a hospital chaplain on their journeys toward redeeming their self- esteem. Despite setbacks, they create solutions which profoundly benefit each other and the world. “Worthy” has received a five star review from Readers' Favorite and a recommended status from the US Review of Books, among other plaudits.

Choral singing since high school, Judy became a member of The Las Vegas Master Singers, the chorus-in-residence for the Las Philharmonic Orchestra, and, until Covid hit, performed with them at the Smith Center regularly, and independently at other venues.