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Dr. Walter Bortz will speak about his new book, “Next Medicine,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Stanford Bookstore, 519 Lasuen Mall on the Stanford campus. The event is free.

A longtime Portola Valley resident, renowned geriatrics specialist, and community health leader, Dr. Bortz takes on the “giant anachronism” of medicine as it is practiced in the United States today in “Next Medicine” — his seventh book.

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    Dr. Walter Bortz sorts through his paperwork in his study, where he says he writes almost everyday. Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac.
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    Dr. Walter Bortz in his living room in Portola Valley on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac.
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    Dr. Walter Bortz is a well-known geriatrics expert and community health leader. Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac.

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