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Neil B. Shulman, M.D Currently serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Emory University Medical School. He graduated from Emory University Medical School in 1971. He has conducted clinical research in hypertension, authored or co-authored over 23 books, produced and acted in a movie as well as performed around the world for charity and health awareness. [1] Personal Life Neil Shulman currently resides in Druid Hills, Georgia with his wife and son. He teaches medicine and is involved in various charities, planning committees and fund raisers. Career Neil Shulman graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1971, after which he began teaching at the same institution. He has conducted research and published a variety of papers on the field of hypertension. His research was funded at the level of around $8 million by the National Institutes of Health.[2] He also co-founded the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks [3]. The societies focus was to bring together cutting edge research and technology to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. He also helped launch the Journal Ethnicity & Disease [4]and the Heart to Heart Program which brought children from developing countries to the United States for life-saving heart surgery. Another pursuit of Neil’s has been focused on improving access to health care in underserved communities in the U.S.A. He helped recruit doctors and nurses to rural areas, while developing rural community clinics. Neil has also attempted to contribute to improving medical literacy by writing books on medical and health topics for kids and adults. His book Your Body’s Red Light Warning Signals[5] has been developed into a website so consumers can quickly access information relating to important symptoms (www.redlightwarningsignals.com). He also co-authored a book[6] which has been used to teach the basics of the history and physical exam to over 8000 undergraduates at Emory so they can be better consumers of health care. His children’s book What’s in a Doctor’s Bag?[7] has resulted in the development and distribution of health related television spots on public television in the U.S.A. and Canada as well as a website with various activities to raise health awareness in children. Neil has also written articles on the value of humor in improving communication and health. His live performances focus on humor and medical literacy, and are targeted toward kids, adults, and seniors. He also enjoys volunteering in performing comedy for fundraisers for Free Clinics and other charitable ventures. Doc Hollywood Full article on Doc Hollywood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Hollywood) Movie. Doc Hollywood was a movie starring Michael J. Fox that was based on the novel formerly titled What, Dead Again? by Dr. Neil Shulman. Your Body's Red Light Warning Signals This is a book written by Dr. Neil Shulman with contributions of over 150 doctors in various fields of medicine. It is a compilation of various emergency symptoms and their related diseases or conditions. The purpose of the book is to help readers by making them more medically literate and capable of spotting life threatening symptoms before it's too late. The book aims to provide potentially life saving medical tips to the general public.[8] The book has been developed into a website where users can pinpoint symptoms by clicking on the part of their body where they are experiencing them, and then read about causes and conditions and whether they should seek medical care. A mobile application of the same concept is currently under development.