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Plantation Dermatologist

Channels Medical Know-How

into Murder Mystery Series

Garry B. Gewirtzman, M.D., may be a
dermatologist by day, but after hours he
trades his lab coat for a detective’s hat as
he and his wife Sheila conjure up med-
ical mystery novels. He and Sheila, a
retired accountant, have published five
medical-murder mysteries, all compo-
nents of Cliff Mandich, MD Murder
Mystery Series. Their recent addition,
The Coroner Croaked, is now available
in softcover and Kindle versions at
Amazon.com. Written for medical pro-
fessionals and laymen alike, the series
will have you hooked on the search for
secrets and suspects. Written right here
in Plantation Florida, this series is the
perfect addition to your beach bag or
pool lounge chair.
The Cliff Mandich, MD Murder
Mystery series follows a South Florida
Dermatologist, Cliff Mandich, and his
wife Lauren, who investigate and provide
medical insight on unusual murder mys-
teries happening in the U.S. Sound famil-
iar? The couple chose to portray them-
selves as the main characters of the
series, a true testament to their apprecia-
tion and passion for medicine and law
enforcement.
The Gewirtzmans recently published
the newest addition in the series, The
Coroner Croaked. The fiction book fol-
lows a series of unusual deaths across the
United States, in which the coroners
“croak” while performing autopsies on
the deceased. Dr. Clifford Mandich and
his wife Lauren are called in to investi-
gate the deaths and find answers before
more deaths plague the nation. The
Coroner Croaked joins the previous four
editions in the series, Deadly Combo, wife duo cultivates engaging and
Deadly Countdown, Deadly Crossing thrilling crime novels. Their partnership
and Miami Madness. in planning and writing has proven that
The couple’s creative writing career two is better than one.
came to be in 2005, when they decided At 74, Dr. Gewirtzman continues his
to put their heads together and use their full-time practice as a Dermatologist at
skills to create something imaginative. Skin & Cancer Associates, a career he
Dr. Gewirtzman had previously authored loves and draws inspiration from for his
three nonfiction books where he dis- novels. He is a Rutgers University gradu-
penses common sense medical advice to ate and received his medical degree from
the layman. He uses his medical back- Albany Medical College. He is recog-
ground and education to construct a nized nationally for his medical work; he
mystery and crime-packed storyline. is a Diplomate of the American Board of
Sheila uses her creative writing to trans- Dermatology, a Fellow of the American
form the storyline into a narrative work. Academy of Dermatology and served as
But it does not stop there – they both Assistant Clinical Instructor of
bring law enforcement experience to the Dermatology at State University of New
drafting table as graduates of the DEA York at Buffalo. He is also a recipient of
civilian academy. Dr. Gewirtzman also several AMA and American Academy of
completed the FBI Civilian Academy. Dermatology awards.
Sheila has visited Quantico and like Dr. There is still more to come from the
Gewirtzman attended a training exercise Gewirtzmans, as they work on their sixth
with a police bomb squad. Dr. novel in the series. They continue bal-
Gewirtzman has patrolled with detec- ancing their real and written worlds as
tives in squad cars and was in the co- they work together to bring their books
pilot’s seat of a helicopter in a search for to life. Through it all, they remain
a missing abducted child. The author happy-in-love, as a married couple and
pair uses real-world training to elevate co-authors. Partners in crime are not
the characters and plot in their crime always criminals – sometimes they are
novel series. Together, the husband-and- novelists!

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