Victoria Sweet

Victoria Sweet is a physician and author who practiced medicine at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco for 20 years.

She has a Ph.D. in the history of medicine, focusing on Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century nun and medical practitioner.

Sweet's experiences at Laguna Honda, her academic studies, and her pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela inform her perspective on "slow medicine" and healthcare reform.

She advocates for a more holistic, patient-centered approach to medical care, drawing insights from both modern and premodern medical practices.

Sweet's writing style combines academic analysis with personal anecdotes, making complex medical concepts accessible to a general audience.