Cover of The Future Patient by John Duffield: a man standing on a hilltop at sunset, a hospital campus in the valley below.

JOHN DUFFIELD · THE FUTURE PATIENT

Two open-heart surgeries in twenty days. I filmed all of it.

What came out of it: a memoir with the footage built into the pages, 44 video journals from the ICU to home, and a keynote for the people building what comes next.

The book Experience the journey Attend the book launch

Launching in New York City on World Heart Day,
Tuesday 29 September. Request an invite.

The book

A memoir that plays video. QR codes in the margins link each chapter to the real footage of that exact moment. Foreword by Eric E. Roselli, MD, Cleveland Clinic.

Experience the journey

Forty-four videos, recorded as it happened — the diagnosis, the OR doors, the ICU, the news that it didn’t hold, and the way back.

Speaking

A patient’s story your audience will never forget — with the real footage on the screen behind him.

THE FOREWORD

“Artificial intelligence and digital tools are changing how patients experience illness, recovery, and decision making — and John Duffield demonstrates this with clarity: the experience of the Future Patient.”

Eric E. Roselli, MD
CHIEF, ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY · CLEVELAND CLINIC
John Duffield with Eric E. Roselli, MD, at Cleveland Clinic — Dr Roselli in a white coat and glasses, John beside him, both smiling.

“This book offers a vulnerable and inspiring look at what facing adversity with strength, love, and curiosity can bring about. I am humbled and grateful to have been a small part of John’s story.”

EMMA — FORMER CARDIAC ICU NURSE

“We were on the edge of our seats listening to John describe that he felt he was living proof that AI is the future of the patient experience.”