大卫·塞尔旺-施莱伯医生是匹兹堡大学医学院精神科临床教授，该校整合医疗中心的联合创始人，拥有医学博士及认知神经科学博士学位。因其在精神病学所取得的成就，他赢得了2002年宾夕法尼亚州精神病学协会总统奖。他是“无国界医生”（于1999年获诺贝尔和平奖）在美国分支机构的创始人之一，并于1991年作为志愿者前往伊拉克。

31岁时，享有优越的学术成就与前景，身为壁球队队长、自认“身体非常健康”的施莱伯医生意外检测出核桃大小的脑部肿瘤，从此开始了与癌症争夺生命主动权的战役，并在此后充实而富有意义地生活了18年。

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