About the author
Medicine. Science. A life of questions.
Dr. Prabhat Das, MD, PhD, FACP, writes to make complex questions about health, belief, and human life easier to understand.
A career grounded in medicine
Dr. Prabhat Das began his medical career in India and moved to the United States in 1989. His medical education included Darbhanga Medical College and postgraduate study in medicine in Ranchi. He completed training in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and critical care in New York.
With more than 35 years of medical practice in the United States, he brings a physician’s concern for clarity, evidence, and human well-being to his writing.
Why he writes
His books explore science, atheism, religion, health, and better living. The subjects differ, but the invitation is consistent: ask how we know, examine the evidence, and reach an informed conclusion.
Readers can explore scientific explanations in No God Required, religious authority and its consequences in Religion: The Holy Poison, secular thought and life in Science-Based Atheism, and practical guides in Better Health with Dr Das and Better Living with Dr Das.
Service beyond the page
Dr. Das and his wife, Dr. Saumya Das, founded the Dr. Prabhat Das Foundation in 2006. The charitable organization supports economically disadvantaged communities in India, with work centered in Bihar.