A Physician's Memoir: My Days with 'Dr. Death, ' Michael Swango, and the FBI

A promising doctor. A charming colleague. A chilling deception.

When Dr. JianJun Chen first met Dr. Michael Swango, he appeared to be a talented and ambitious physician. But beneath his charm lurked a darkness that would unravel lives-including Dr. Chen's own understanding of trust and deception.

A Physician's Memoir: My Days with "Dr. Death," Michael Swango, and the FBI is a gripping firsthand account of trust betrayed, lives lost, and the pursuit of justice. With chilling details and personal reflection, this memoir sheds light on one of history's most infamous medical criminals.

Would you recognize evil if it stood beside you?

"Thankfully, very few of us have interacted face-to-face-let alone shared the same room-with a manipulative serial killer. Dr. Chen's chilling encounters, detailed in this book, allow readers to imagine what it was like to do so."

-Daniel Chen, MD

"Who doesn't find an interaction with a serial killer intriguing? If this appeals to you, then Dr. Chen's short, true story about his coworker-a diabolical serial killer-will captivate you."

-William Rylander, MD

Dr. JianJun Chen, a gastroenterologist, grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution. He earned his medical degree from Shanghai Medical University before completing a PhD in Immunology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He trained in internal medicine at SUNY Stony Brook and specialized in gastroenterology at UCLA. Dr. Chen also served as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan's School of Medicine.

An accomplished researcher, he has authored over thirty scientific articles in esteemed journals, including Science. Drawing from his childhood and encounters with Dr. Michael Swango, he wrote two memoirs: A Physician's Memoir: Growing Up in Mao's China and A Physician's Memoir: My Days with "Dr. Death," Michael Swango, and the FBI.