Born, raised, and still residing in Vancouver, Daniel is an Emergency Room Physician as well as the bestselling author of fourteen novels, which have been translated into eleven languages to date, and his Shanghai trilogy has been optioned for feature films.
He has written multiple science thrillers and or medical mysteries, delving into themes and topics as diverse as superbugs, the opioid crisis, prions, DNA evidence, pandemics, vaccine hesitancy, and patient abuse. And he has also written three historical novels (THE FAR SIDE OF THE SKY trilogy) about the incredible cosmopolitan city of Shanghai and the 20,000 Germans Jews who escaped there in WWII.
His latest novel, FIT TO DIE, tackles the issue of online body shaming, body dysmorphia, and the sometimes-toxic diet and wellness industries. When a young mega-celebrity and influencer dies in a penthouse suite from an inadvertent overdose of a toxic diet pill, two detectives—one from LA, the other from Vancouver—team up with a toxicologist to uncover a dark web and underground culture where, in some cases, weight loss is more valuable than life.
Daniel has appeared on or in ABC, NBC, CNN, CBC radio, CBC TV, The National Post, City TV, The Vancouver Sun, and Entertainment Weekly, He has written Op Eds for the Globe & Mail. And he has made multiple appearances on national and local media.
Daniel received his B.Sc. in mathematics and his MD from the University of British Columbia, where he is now a clinical associate professor. He the proud father of two young women and a poorly behaved but very lovable mutt, Milo.
