Goutham Rao is a practicing family physician, researcher in cardiovascular prevention, endowed professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and author of more than one-hundred publications including five books. He has taught writing skills to physicians and other health care professionals for more than twenty years. Within a large health care system, Dr. Rao is responsible for promoting wellness and preventing burnout among physicians. During the height of the pandemic, he personally found creative writing therapeutic, and started and leads a group called "Words for Wellness" which brings together health care professionals to discover the value of writing as both a creative outlet and a means to promote wellness.Dr. Rao grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and lives outside Cleveland.