Harold L. Klawans (1937–1998)[1] was an academicneurologist who launched a parallel career as a writer.
Klawans was born in Chicago. After graduating with anM.D. degree from theUniversity of Illinois in 1962, Dr. Klawans became a neurologist and professor of neurology and pharmacology atRush Medical College. He published in the fields of extrapyramidal disorders, neuropharmacology, and medical history and served as editor ofThe Journal of Clinical Pharmacology[2] and of the encyclopedicHandbook of Clinical Neurology[3] while publishing several novels.
His studyChekhov's Lie, written just three years before his 1998 death, addresses the challenges of combining medical practice with writing.
Selected works by Klawans include:
