"Patients require that one-on-one encounter, the Samaritan function of being a physician," says writer and Stanford Medical School professor Abraham Verghese. "I'm convinced that when the physician examines the patient, this is an incredibly important ritual." Watch more of Fred de Sam Lazaro's conversation with writer and Stanford Medical School professor Abraham Verghese, author of "Cutting for Stone."

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