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John Avanzato

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in Bronx, New York, The United States

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https://www.facebook.com/HostileHospital

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Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Influences

John Grisham, Lee Child, Tom Clancy, Ian Fleming

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Fordham University '77-81
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine '81-85
Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology '85-91 Bronx, New York
Private practice Geneva, NY '91-present. ...more

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	Hostile Hospital (#1) 4.20 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prescription for Disaster (#2) 4.51 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pace Yourself (#8) 4.75 avg rating — 40 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Temperature Rising (#3) 4.45 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jailhouse Doc (#6) 4.71 avg rating — 38 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Gas Man Cometh (#5) 4.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Gods of the OR (#15) 4.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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