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http://www.howardmarkel.com detroit , michigan , united states american ann arbor , mi thumb howard markel
 university michigan medical school -lrb- m.d. -rrb- , johns hopkins university of -lrb- residency -rrb- the johns hopkins university -lrb- ph.d. -rrb- michigan -lrb- b.a. -rrb- , university of howard markel author historian , editor , pediatrician , professor , medical
howard markel

howard markel -lrb- born april 23 , 1960 -rrb- is an american physician , author , editor , professor , and medical historian .
markel is the george e. wantz distinguished professor of the history of medicine at the university of michigan and director of the university of michigan 's center for the history of medicine .
he is also professor of psychiatry , health management and policy , history , and pediatrics and communicable diseases .
markel writes extensively on major topics and figures in the history of medicine and public health , is a best-selling author , and is editor-in-chief of the health care policy journal the milbank quarterly .
