Moore, Michele

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MOORE, Michele

PERSONAL: Born in Watertown, NY; daughter of Arthur C. (a businessman) and Jeanne (a homemaker; maiden name, Keib) Moore; married Marcus C. Hansen (a carpenter and human rights activist), November 27, 1976; children: Martin, Anneke. Education: Le Moyne College, B.S., 1964; Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, M.D., 1974. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, knitting, needlepoint, cooking, traveling.

ADDRESSES: Home—P.O. Box 248, Alstead, NH, 03602. Agent—Sally Brady, Brady Literary Management, P.O. Box 164, Hartland-Four Corners, VT 05049. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Physician in private medical practice, Crown Point, NY, 1976–1982, Keene, NH, 1984–2001; physician, locums tenens, multiple sites, 2001–. State University of New York Upstate Medical School, Syracuse, clinical instructor, 1976–90; Dartmouth Medical School, NH, adjunct assistant professor of community and family medicine, 1990–2001; Alamo Navajo Health Center, Magdalena, NM, on staff, 2003–04.

MEMBER: American Academy of Family Physicians.

WRITINGS:

The Only Menopause Guide You'll Need, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD), 2000.

(With Caroline de Costa) Dick: A Guide to the Penis for Men and Women, Allen and Unwin (New York, NY), 2002.

(With Caroline de Costa) Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD), 2003.

(With Caroline de Costa) Dick: A User's Guide, Marlowe & Company (New York, NY), 2004.

(With Caroline de Costa) Do You Really Need Surgery?: A Sensible Guide to Hysterectomy and Other Procedures for Women, Rutgers University Press (New Brunswick, NJ), 2004.

(With Caroline de Costa) A Woman's Concise Guide to Common Medical Tests, Rutgers University Press (New Brunswick, NJ), 2005.

(With Caroline de Costa) Pregnancy and Parenting after Thirty-five: Mid-Life, New Life, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD), 2006.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Short stories about women; research for book on Indian Health Service.

SIDELIGHTS: Michele Moore told CA: "I write because I think the public has a need to have access to accurate medical information in this time of rushed doctor's visits. It is also my firm belief that this information should be presented in an engaging manner and easy to read. The primary influence on my work comes from my patients. For me, writing happens in fits and starts. I spend a lot of time thinking about the subject matter and doing research and do little writing while I'sm doing this. Once I do begin to write, I pretend that I'm talking to a patient and usually write about eight pages per sitting. As a physician, I'm accustomed to frequent interruptions while remaining aware that the task needs to be completed."