David Casarett MD

David Casarett, MD MA, is a palliative care physician and health services researcher whose work focuses on improving systems of care for people with serious, life-threatening illnesses. He is a professor of Medicine at Duke University and the Chief of Palliative Care at Duke Health. Dr. Casarett is the author of more than 100 articles in journals, including JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine, and his writing has appeared in print and online in Salon, Esquire, Discover, Newsweek, the New York Times, and Wired. He is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the US government to researchers in the early stages of their careers.

Dr. Casarett's entrepreneurship has spanned multiple aspects of the health sector, including roles in Cleverleaves, Curio Wellness, DisposeRx, Proper, Melix, and SoFi, where he serves as the Chief Medical officer. He is the director of Cannabis Outcomes, a research consulting group that provides cutting-edge methods and expertise to help the cannabis industry understand their patients' experiences and outcomes.

He is also the author of three non-fiction books, the most recent of which was "Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana," published in 2015. His first novel in the Ethical Chiang Mai Detective Agency series, "Murder at the House of Rooster Happiness," was published in September 2016. The second book in the series, "The Missing Guests of the Magic Grove Hotel," was published in December 2017.