Sophia K. Apple MD

Author Bio:

Sophia K. Apple, MD, contracted polio as an infant in South Korea, and prevented from attending school for nearly four years because of the stigma from her disability. She came to the UC at age 13 with no knowledge of English, eventually completing medical school. Dr. Apple is a pathologist and expert in breast cancer, professor emerita at UCLA's school of medicine. At the age of 17 she was hit by a car while crossing the street, and God changed her perspective of who she is and the purpose of her life. Sophia continues working as a consultant in the field of medicine, and is the author of, "Who's says you have breast cancer?" a handbook for patients and healthcare professionals, and "The Breast," a seminal textbook on breast cancer. Her works of fiction are "COVID-19: Gripping novel inspired by real events," the sequel "Grabbing Fog," and "Forgive to Live." She blogs at www.unseendoctor.com.

Grabbing Fog, sequel to COVID-19

This thought-provoking narrative continues the journey begun in her debut work inspired by real events, COVID‑19, weaving a deeply personal and medically rich story set against the backdrop of America’s twin pandemics: a global virus and a reckoning with racial injustice and search for truth and…

Forgive to Live

Daughter, Mother, Father, and Doctor provide alternative and even contradictory versions of a death. Each is unable to predict the others' perspectives, nor their own battle to forgive each other. Dr. Apple reveals inequity of women in medicine and society, spoken honestly and plainly from the perspective…

COVID-19 A gripping novel inspired by real events

Samantha, a young pathology resident reluctantly enters into the ugly reality of mass graves on Hart Island, New York City. Unknown and unwelcome realities meet her and spins her life into chaos. During this unforgiving time of the pandemic, she meets Dr. David Falkner, a medical examiner and opens…