Doctor Goldman's Guide to Effective Patient Communication: Explanations of the Most Common Medical Conditions in Layperson's Terms and Helpful Provider-Patient Interactions is an important resource for doctors, clinicians, administrators, faculty, and students in the health professions. It contains instruction and learning objectives for interpersonal communication skills with self-assessment and self-awareness tools for the betterment of patient care as well as patient and provider experience. Giving case studies in a variety of patient care environments, Dr. Goldman utilizes contemporary terminology and references to master fundamental skills to help facilitate effective doctor-patient interaction when communicating diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and recovery.