Mara Gordon, MD
Family physician & writer
Nice to meet you
I’m a family physician and writer based in Philadelphia. I take care of patients of all ages, from newborns to a handful of folks over 100.
I write NPR’s Real Talk With A Doc column, where I answer reader queries about wellness and medicine. (Send me your most unanswerable questions!)
My newsletter, Your Doctor Friend, is about primary care, diet culture, and desperately keeping it together as a doctor mom.
My book HOW TO TAKE UP SPACE is about diet culture in medicine and will be available in April 2027 from Little, Brown Spark.
You can pre-order it here!
Join me for a workshop for physician writers
You've worked in medicine for years. You've seen it all. You know you have some stories to share. But it's hard to to know where to start...
Join veteran physician-journalist Dr. Mara Gordon for a workshop about getting started as a writer in medicine. In this intimate, interactive Zoom event, we will talk about how to pitch stories, how to position yourself as an expert, and how to avoid common pitfalls around professionalism and patient confidentiality.
Date: Tuesday, November 17 2026
Time: 12pm EST / 9 am PT
Location: Zoom
To register, please pre-order a hardcover copy of HOW TO TAKE UP SPACE from the bookstore of your choosing. Dr. Gordon recommends your local independent bookstore or Bookshop.org.
I write about the culture of medicine
Here are some of my favorite pieces:
