The Art of Human Care® for COVID‑19

There would not be a better time for The Art of Human Care for COVID-19. Dr. Tetteh should be loudly applauded for unveiling another dimension of healthcare. He sharply explores the interlinking spheres of optimal patient care. Dr. Tetteh’s contribution will become an inspirational treasure.” — L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS,Former president of the American College of Surgeons

Dr. Hassan Tetteh is a master clinician and compassionate healer. He understands what it takes to heal the world, and in The Art of Human Care for COVID-19, he shares the tools we all need to emerge from the pandemic stronger and the inspiration to live an extraordinary life.” — Jack Canfield, America’s #1 Success Coach and co-author of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul® series

Dr. Hassan Tetteh has created and crafted a beautiful, heartfelt book with his deeply personal, The Art of Human Care for COVID-19. This is an excellent blend of the linear and the sublime that moved me on several levels. A fabulous choice for anyone seeking a greater sense of purpose and optimal health.”— Paul Samuel Dolman, Host of The What Matters Most Podcast

If you want to make a positive impact in the world, I urge you to read The Art of Human Care for COVID-19. In his timely and truly artistic work, Dr. Tetteh brings wisdom and the clarity to understanding the pandemic and offers practical insights and tips to heal and help us all." — Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation and New York Times bestselling author of Strength in Stillness

A powerful book that will change the way you look at the COVID-19 pandemic and help you realize a greater sense of purpose in your life. We all need to hear Dr. Tetteh’s perspective.” — Allison Shapira, adjunct lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School, CEO/Founder, Global Public Speaking, and bestselling author, Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others

Dr. Tetteh provides a holistic and powerful view of the impact of medicine and the far-reaching impact of a global pandemic. He highlights that this impact will potentially last into the future for generations to come often affecting areas that are not frequently thought about or influenced by medicine. The Art of Human Care for COVID-19 is an outstanding read for all!” — Dr. Selwyn Vickers, Senior Vice President of Medicine and Dean, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Dr. Tetteh provides a holistic and powerful view of the impact of medicine and the far-reaching impact of a global pandemic. He highlights that this impact will potentially last into the future for generations to come often affecting areas that are not frequently thought about or influenced by medicine. The Art of Human Care for COVID-19 is an outstanding read for all!” — Dr. Selwyn Vickers, Senior Vice President of Medicine and Dean, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Dr. Tetteh’s book, The Art of Human Care for COVID-19, is refreshing, allowing us a glimpse into the mind of the author facing a pandemic as a transplant surgeon, as well as grieving personal loss as husband, father, nephew and friend—a tragedy that now befalls so many other people here and elsewhere. COVID-19 has brought the entire world to its knees, some for days, some for months, willing us all to explore a renewed purpose within the confines of a disrupted life.” — Dr. Tabitha Goring, Associate Attending of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

The Art of Human Care for COVID-19 is authored by a humble and highly respected physician that genuinely cares about his fellow human beings, whether they are his patients or not. In his chapter about purpose, Dr. Tetteh states, ‘Every day I'm reminded how precious life is.’ That’s the essence of both the author and this profound and inspirational book. Tetteh encourages the reader to value their life to the fullest extent possible and to embrace their ultimate purpose, particularly during this time of the COVID pandemic crisis. Read this book. You will definitely be better for it!” —Dick Bruso, Founder of Heard Above the Noise

Dr. Tetteh is no stranger to trauma—personal and professional. Once again, as we see in The Art of Human Care for COVID-19, he powers through this challenging time in our history, sharing his wisdom and humanity, while painting a picture of a new perspective on what it means to heal” — Robin Strongin, Founder Strongin Salon & Gallery

In his insatiable purpose to heal, Dr. Tetteh has found the words and the art to offer us an enlightening beacon of hope to overcome the darkness of COVID-19. A surgeon and military leader on the front line, also wounded by the loss of loved ones, Dr. Tetteh tells a fascinating tale of pandemics throughout history which enabled needed changes, empowering each of us to be part of the change the world needs today as we confront COVID-19.” — Bettina Experton, MD, CEO Humetrix

In The Art of Human Care for COVID-19, Dr. Hassan Tetteh opens your eyes to, not only the long-term human effects of the 2020 pandemic, but also the history of how pandemics have changed human life over time, and some compelling thoughts on dealing with it personally.” — Fred Katz, Senior Professional Faculty, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Dr. Tetteh is a gifted surgeon, a trusted mentor and teacher, and an innovative and inspiring leader. In each of these roles, he is also as an artist—seeing problems and creating solutions in new and unexpected ways, always with a full and compassionate heart. In doing so, he touches all who are privileged to meet him in deep and meaningful ways. His third book, The Art of Human Care for COVID-19 provides a roadmap for all of us to have a positive impact on our world. I encourage everyone to read it. I find comfort and hope imagining what’s possible if we all applied his Human Care Theory in our own lives.” — Mary Sommer, Associate Director of Coaching and Education, Career Development Office at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Beautifully and a timely written story by Dr. Hassan Tetteh, enhanced by his placement of the events of COVID-19 in historical perspective. His reaction to personal and professional loss urges and inspires us to find purpose in life during these challenging times and should be a must-read for caretakers everywhere.” — Gail Fraser-Farmer, MD, Internist, Long Island Select Healthcare

In this COVID-19 Survival Guide, Dr. Tetteh ushers you through a historic journey of how pandemics are likely the most powerful phenomenon in the restructuring of human civilization. The ‘Art’ of Human Care requires a deep look inward. He will challenge you to do like Hippocrates and ‘burn it all down,’ everything you thought you knew pre-COVID‑19, and reinvent a new purpose, a new you. A must‑read for healthcare providers.” — Edward Lathan, MD FAAEM, Emergency Physician

As a transplant surgeon and combat Navy physician, Dr. Tetteh is intimately familiar with the gift of life and the end of life. He has written a poignant and compelling narrative that makes clear that the physician cannot be separated from his patient and community. As an African-American physician that hails from Brooklyn, that message is significant since too often education and achievement are used to separate clinicians of color from their own communities. Dr. Tetteh has weaved together a series of illustrative stories that show how our professions and our communities are intertwined. The Humble Art of Human Care is a refreshing account of how clinicians can and should be advocates and empathetic and purposeful partners to their patients delivering tailored, personalized care. He carefully shows us the emotional side of the caring physician.” — Ruth C Browne, SD, President & CEO Ronald McDonald House New York

‘From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from the one who has been entrusted much, even more will be expected.’ — Luke 12: 48
Dr. Hassan A. Tetteh’s melding and amalgamation of historical perspective, personal experience, inclusive relevance, and most importantly his human compassion, is a rare combination, and admirably conveyed with honesty and clarity in The Art of Human Care for COVID19. At a time when the people of the world individually and collectively need encouragement, hope and a vision, this work is a gleaming light of inspiration and direction for both the caregiver and those receiving care. It is the powerful ‘shot in the arm’ that we all really need at this time! This book is another ‘Gift’ from the heart of Dr. Tetteh.” — Dr. Randy Trowbridge, Medical Director at Team Rehab/TechXercise, Past President, Fairfield County Medical Association

Medical visionary Dr. Tetteh strikes again with his latest book, The Art of Human Care for COVID-19. Combining his profound understanding of the historical significance of global pandemics with his deep compassion on how we personally are dealing with the life stress of this virus, he charts a moving pathway of hope that will rekindle your purpose. For anyone in the health fields looking for a light at the end of the tunnel for the challenges we are dealing with (and how to transform them), this is the book for you to read.” — Michael Sternfeld, Producer, David Lynch Foundation

In the fall of 2008, Hassan and I were classmates at the Kennedy School of Government. I will always remember our walk across campus on a fall day in September. I asked him, ‘Why are you spending a year at Harvard?’ I will always remember his response. ‘I want to make contributions to health care that will provide healing and hope, not just to one patient at a time, but to thousands. I think health care policy is the way to do this.’ Now, with the advent of The Art of Human Care for Covid-19, Hassan is gifting to our world his book. This is a book that will bring healing and hope to your life as you read, reflect and respond with your resiliency and commitment to lean into and shape the challenges that come your way.” — Adelaide Schaeffer, Founder, Champions for Kids