First Do No Harm: Empathy and the Writing of Medical Journal Articles

Mary E. Knatterud, Ph.D. is a research associate and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery of the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. Dr. Knatterud is a fellow of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), a member of the Conference of College Composition and Communication (CCCC) and of the Council of Science Editors (CSE). She has published articles about medical communication in the AMWA Journal, Dialysis & Transplantation, and Minnesota Physician among others.