John La Puma is an Italian-American internist, professionally trained cook, and author. La Puma was born in New York, received his undergraduate degree from the College of Creative Studies in 1978, earned an MD from Baylor College of Medicine and trained in internal medicine in Los Angeles. He completed the first U.S. postgraduate fellowship in medical ethics at the University of Chicago, and became an Clinical Associate Professor. Wikipedia
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