top of page
IMG_9789.PNG

Welcome!

Laura Vater, MD, MPH

I'm Laura Vater, an oncologist, writer, and speaker. I champion the dignity of patients and clinicians, and strive to keep healthcare human.

​

I'm so glad you're here. 

Staying Human in Healthcare Starter Kit
 

Get the free Staying Human in Healthcare Starter Kit: a 10-page PDF with a 30-second reset before you enter the room, scripts for uncertainty and bad news, and guides to help metabolize grief, shame, mistakes, and moral residue.

Thanks for signing up! An email will be sent to your inbox momentarily.

Featured Essays

Intima Journal of Narrative Medicine

Calluses

Journal of Clinical Oncology 

The Holiday Card

IMG_9811.PNG
pexels-tatiana-syrikova-3975569_edited.jpg

My goal is to make the field of medicine more human, for both patients and clinicians.

​

Learn more about my work and writing here.

Doctor and Patient

Connect with me online

  • Instagram
  • Threads
  • X
  • TikTok

Join my community of 200k+ with content
about keeping healthcare human

​

​

  • Instagram
  • Threads
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

© 2025 by Laura Vater. All rights reserved.

bottom of page