About the Authors
In Wonder Drug, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak, M.D., and Anthony Mazzarelli, M.D., illuminate, through neuroscience and captivating stories from their clinical practices, how being a giving, other-focused person is a secret superpower. Serving others — and pitching in to help the world in general — is the evidence-based way to live your life. Kinder people not only live longer, they also live better. Science shows that serving others is not just the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing to do.
Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH
Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH is a physician-scientist, Chief of Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, and Professor and Chair of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey. Dr. Trzeciak is a practicing intensivist (specialist in intensive care medicine), and a clinical researcher with more than 120 publications in the scientific literature. Dr. Trzeciak’s publications have been featured in prominent medical journals, such as: JAMA, Circulation, and The New England Journal of Medicine. His scientific program has been supported by research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with Dr. Trzeciak serving as Principal Investigator.
Dr. Trzeciak is the co-author of two books, Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference, and Wonder Drug: 7 Scientifically Proven Ways That Serving Others Is the Best Medicine for Yourself. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets including CNN, NPR, The Washington Post, The New York Daily News, and Freakonomics. For this work, he was awarded the Influencers of Healthcare Award by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Broadly, Dr. Trzeciak’s mission is to raise compassion and kindness globally through science.
Dr. Trzeciak is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He earned his medical degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his Master’s of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his residency training at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and his fellowship in critical care medicine at Rush University Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and critical care medicine.
Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE
Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE is Co-President/CEO of Cooper University Health Care and the Dean of Clinical Affairs for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Cooper University Health Care is a $1.7B Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, with over 100 ambulatory locations and a 850-physician multi-specialty faculty practice plan representing over 70 different specialties. Along with his responsibilities as an executive, Dr. Mazzarelli continues to practice emergency medicine. He is the co-author of two books, Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference, and Wonder Drug: 7 Scientifically Proven Ways That Serving Others Is the Best Medicine for Yourself.
Dr. Mazzarelli received his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, his law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School, and his master’s in bioethics from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2010, he was awarded the Halo Award for leading a team of 18 health care providers from Cooper into Haiti in the days immediately following the 2010 earthquake. Dr. Mazzarelli has been named one of the 50 most powerful people in New Jersey health care by NJ Biz and NJ-ROI. He has also received numerous commendations for his leadership.
As a doctor, healthcare executive, lawyer, bioethicist and associate professor he uses this unique background to engage audiences of all types, ranging from hospital leaders, health system boards, hospital staff, medical groups, physician leaders, students, and various nonmedical groups. He is a regular guest on multiple local and national media outlets and is a regular fill-in host on CBS radio/Audacy and Sirius/XM, where his nonpartisan approach to current events reaches a national and international audience.
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