Michael Palmer "First Patient"

Author: Michael Palmer Title: The First Patient Genre: Medical thriller Publication year: 2009 Medical topic: The use of nanotechnology in medicine Description: Drew Stoddard and Gabe Singleton are a pair of friends who met while attending the Naval Academy. Their paths temporarily diverge when Gabe is expelled from the academy and sentenced to a year in prison for causing a car accident in which a pregnant woman dies. This does not, however, prevent him from completing medical school and founding a charity. He wants to redeem himself and, above all, rid himself of the guilt that haunts him..Meanwhile , Drew’s military career is flourishing... Years later, the military hero is sworn in as President of the United States. One day, Drew shows up at the doctor’s house and asks him to become his personal physician. However, he won’t be entirely honest with him... Why did the president hide his bouts of madness from him? Is he truly mentally ill, or is someone trying to poison the president to prevent his reelection?