Goutham Rao grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a practicing physician, researcher, scientific editor, public health advocate and professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve U...view moreGoutham Rao grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a practicing physician, researcher, scientific editor, public health advocate and professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of three non-fiction books: Primary Care Management: Cases and Discussions (Sage, 1999); Child Obesity: A Parent’s Guide to a Fit Trim and Happy Child (Prometheus Books, 2006); and Rational Medical Decision Making: A Case-Based Approach (McGraw-Hill, 2007). Inspired by characters from his own childhood, Rainy Day Comrades is his first work of fiction.view less