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Julie Silver, MD
Chief Editor of Books, Harvard Health Publishing
Julie Silver, M.D., is the Chief Editor of Books at Harvard Health Publishing and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is an award-winning writer who has written many books that focus on healing including After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger and What Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope. Her work has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including The CBS Early Show, The Today Show, Parade, NPR, USA Today, The Boston Globe and Prevention Magazine. Dr. Silver is also the director of an annual 3-day Harvard course that is open to all healthcare providers and others, titled “Publishing Books, Memoirs and Other Creative Nonfiction”. To learn more about Dr. Silver’s work, visit her website at JulieSilverMD.com.
Posts by Julie Silver, MD

Exercise & Fitness
Power training provides special benefits for muscles and function

Julie Silver, MD
New health books series: The Harvard Medical School Guide

Julie Silver, MD
Hope and healing for a breast cancer journey

Julie Silver, MD
Chicken Soup for the Soul and Harvard Health serve up inspiration, information

Julie Silver, MD
New book offers help for gambling addiction

Julie Silver, MD