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Tess Gerritsen

Tess Gerritsen

FictionMedical ThrillersWriting

Tess Gerritsen is a physician and internationally best-selling author recognized for her gripping medical thrillers, most notably the Rizzoli & Isles series, which was adapted into a long-running television series. As a guest on late-night radio, her unique ability to weave medical expertise into suspenseful narratives and her discussions of the dark intersections between medicine and crime captivated the late-night audience.

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The Surgeon

The Surgeon

2001

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October 2, 2004: Disaster in Space - Dr. Tess Gerritsen

Oct 2, 2004
2h 53m
Art Bell opens with tributes to the late Dr. John Mack, killed by a drunk driver in London, and broadcaster Bill Balance, who passed at 85. He reports on Mount St. Helens repressurizing after spewing steam and ash, and speculates about drilling into volcanic domes to relieve pressure before catastrophic eruptions. H...
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April 23, 2005: Creepy Medical Topics - Dr. Tess Gerritsen

Apr 23, 2005
2h 54m
Art Bell welcomes bestselling author and physician Dr. Tess Gerritsen for an exploration of disturbing medical phenomena that blur the line between life and death. She presents multiple documented cases of people declared dead who later revived, including a woman who woke up inside a body bag, a man who grabbed a pa...
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December 18, 2005: Strange Medical Tales - Dr. Tess Gerritsen

Dec 18, 2005
2h 29m
Art Bell sits down with bestselling author and physician Tess Gerritsen to explore the bizarre corners of medical history. Gerritsen discusses the thin line between life and death, describing cases of people declared dead who later woke up in body bags and morgues, including one instance where a man scheduled for au...
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October 5, 2015: Gravity - Dr. Tess Gerritsen

Oct 5, 2015
2h 22m
Art Bell welcomes bestselling author and physician Tess Gerritsen to discuss her novel Gravity, a thriller set aboard the International Space Station that Art considers one of the finest books he has ever read. Tess describes her two years of research at NASA's Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers, immersing herself so...