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Richard Lufkin

ROBERT LUFKIN, MD, has served as full professor at both the UCLA and

the University of South California Schools of Medicine. In addition to being

a practicing physician, he is author of over 200 peer reviewed scientific

papers and fourteen books that are available in six languages. Among his

many inventions including several patents in artificial intelligence, he

developed an MR-compatible biopsy needle which is used worldwide today

as the “Lufkin Needle.” He is active on social media with more than 250,000

followers. His most recent book, Lies I Taught in Medical School is coming

out in June 2024.