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For any questions about possible media appearances for Dr. Marc Agronin, please contact:

Lissa Warren
VP, Senior Director of Publicity
Da Capo Lifelong Books
(617) 252-5212 ph.
(617) 252-5265 fx.

lissa.warren@perseusbooks.com

Recent Press

  • “Dr. Agronin, who still meets with Ms. Grosz monthly, said, ‘You might not be able to gain a magical insight and wrap up their entire life in therapy, but you might be able to accomplish one or two small but meaningful goals.”’ - The New York Times, How Therapy Can Help in the Golden Years, By Abby Ellin 4/22/2013
  • “El doctor Agronin destaca que el Miami Jewish Health Systems es un centro donde se tratan diferentes problemas de salud. “No hacemos solamente estudios clínicos, somos un centro de atención de la memoria y atendemos a pacientes con problemas de comportamiento. Proveemos apoyo y ayuda a quienes padecen problemas ligeros con la memoria.” – El Nuevo Herald, Avances en la detección del Alzheimer, By Colombia Páez 4/17/2013
  • ‘“The better people are educated about the disease state in general, and Alzheimer’s disease in particular … the more people will get early diagnosed, the more people will get treatment, the more people we will have in clinical trials and it will increase the sensitivity of others to help support individuals afflicted with dementia and their caregivers,’ said Agronin, a 1983 Appleton West graduate and grandson of Dr. Simon Cherkasky of Kaukauna.” - Appleton Post Crescent, Aging experts to offer dementia-friendly approach 4/1/2013
  • ‘”One of our rules is a new patient has to come with a family member or a caregiver,’ said Dr. Marc Agronin, a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health Systems. Agronin’s brand of health care involves close personal contact with his patients, which he says is essential — and difficult to monetize.”- Sun Sentinel, By Ben Wolford 11/25/2012
  • ‘”The risk increases with age,’ Dr. Agronin said of Alzheimer’s. ‘It’s a disease of old age. People are living longer lives, and this explains why we are seeing more patients. There’s an epidemic of this now. There are more than 5 million Americans with the disease. It is the costliest after heart disease and cancer.”‘ – Miami Today News, By Lou Ortiz 8/23/2012
  • “For the baby boomers whose increasing numbers will attempt to break through the barrier of invisibility that seniors are now accorded, this is a valuable book that looks into the mind of our elders” –  City Book Reviews, By Aron Row 6/12/2012
  • ” The author, Marc Agronin, offers a refreshing, unique look at human aging, at one point referring to it as “a mystery that requires meaning rather than a problem that requires solution”- JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Book and Media Reviews By Ross Andel, PhD 10/12/11
  • “He writes frankly about the challenges that he faces in his medical practice — the hard cases and the hopeless cases— but he also looks for and finds moments of redemption”.- The Jewish Journal, To Every Thing There Is A Season By Jonathan Kirsch 8/02/11
  • “Companies are selling seniors on fitness for the mind. But do the exercises have any value?“—The Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, ‘Brain Training’ Worth Your Cash? by Catey Hill 7/21/11
  • “3,700 patients he is responsible for, in what, by all accounts, is the largest geriatric psychiatry practice in the nation, at the Miami Jewish Health Systems. “—The New York Times Doctor Focuses on the Minds of the Elderly by Jane Gross 5/01/11
  • “Americans have tremendous fear of aging — and a great deal of prejudice against the elderly. “—TIME.com Healthland Mind Reading: The Surprising Upside of Getting Old by Maia Szalavitz 4/21/11
  • “Older adults and those with aging parents are faced with challenges as the first of the Baby Boomers are hitting 65.”—Injuryboard Blog Network Families Faced with Security Challenges for the Elderly in Nursing Homes by Brett Emison 4/19/11
  • “We cannot adopt a fatalistic attitude or even give up when depression or other mental illnesses afflict AD patients.”—My Better Nursing Home Dementia and Depression: Can Antidepressants Help? 4/18/11
  • “Eventually, about 40% of adults over 65 yeas will at some point spend time in a nursing home”—The Wall Street Journal – SmartMoney How to Pick the Right Nursing Home 3/30/11
  • MarketWatch How to Pick the Right Nursing Home 3/29/11
  • “Agronin does a masterful job of letting readers see the trials of the elderly while still offering hope that the last years of life can be useful and productive, despite physical and mental challenges—Deseret News A doctor’s story of aging … by Mike Whitmer 3/26/11
  • CommitmentNow Marc Agronin Interview, 3/11
  • “Agronin tells thoughtful stories about his patients, in order to combat “age-ism,”—The New Yorker Twilight by Jill Lepore 3/14/11
  • “If I ever wind up in a nursing home, I want Dr. Marc E. Agronin to be my psychiatrist. “— AARP Bulletin A Fantastic Voyage Into Aging Well by O’rya Hyde-Keller 3/10/11
  • “Every day, Marc Agronin witnesses how joy can enhance people’s final years.“— AARP Bulletin by Betsy Towner 3/10/11
  • “I think you will find it an interesting, entertaining and thought provoking read.“—Dr. Cochran Blog 2/27/11
  • Shedding a Protective Cocoon, Woven by Delusions By Marc E. Agronin, M.D. An Article in the New York Times Views, Inside Health, Cases Section 2/14/2011
  • “How We Age is a “must read” for February” Edward’s Picks, Books We Love— Barnes & Noble
  • “I was a doctor accustomed to death, but not his Working in nursing homes taught me about old age — but I was unprepared for my grandfather’s last days“—Salon Life Stories 2/15/11
  • Geriatric Psychiatry News, 2/11
  • “THERE are some scary statistics around about the growing numbers of people that will live to be 100, and about the likelihood of Alzheimer’s along the way.“—The Economist Growing Old: Something to embrace 2/10/11
  • “He assures us that with knowledge and a more positive attitude, we can make our own passing years richer and more fulfilling.“—Women Around Town, New Year, New Books 2/6/11
  • Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, TX), 1/13/11
  • “Agronin realistically shows the inevitable changes that occur with aging as well as the strengths that can provide balance…Agronin’s extensive interviews with patients and others lead to his assertion that aging doesn’t necessarily equate with deterioration and enfeeblement. It can be a stage of life marked by wisdom, faith, trust, and hope.”—Buffalo Jewish Review 1/7/11
  • Smart Money, 12/21/10
  • “Literate, generous, and compassionate, Agronin’s ground-level view of aging…opposes the current spate of books attempting to turn back the clock and preserve physical youth. Rather, Agronin argues for accepting, understanding, and appreciating aging as a nonreversible, frequently debilitating, but valuable condition…Referencing poetry, plays and parables, he makes an art of caring for the aged by restoring dignity to a dehumanized but growing segment of the population.”—Publishers Weekly 12/16/10
  • “A successful explication of how ‘aging equals vitality, wisdom, creativity, spirit, and, ultimately, hope.’”—Kirkus Reviews 12/1/10

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    Upcoming Events

    • May 3, 2013 – “How We Age” Young Professional’s Organization, Islamorada, FL
    • May 21, 2013 – Finalist, Health Care Heroes Award, Luncheon,  Sponsored by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

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