People Of Distinction

From Medicine to Mystery: Dr. Andrew Schaefer's Story

July 28, 2026·9 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

A Holocaust survivor's son who escaped communist Hungary, swam across a river to freedom, and became a decorated physician — now he's writing murder mysteries. Dr. Andrew I. Schafer joins us to discuss The Panacea Doctor: The Mysterious Disappearance of a Beloved Physician, a gripping historical fiction thriller rooted in a real unidentified body that washed ashore in Florida decades ago. From the halls of Harvard and Penn Medicine to the small-town panhandle of Florida, this story has twists you won't see coming. Grab your copy now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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