What an amazing story of service and sacrifice. I did not want to put it down. After seeing so much of Dr Fauci on television, I could almost hear the words in his actual voice. I felt like he was sitting down with me to share his life’s story. Written apolitically and in great detail, Remarkable…

ON CALL: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci, M.D. is the autobiography of the most interesting public health doctor/scientist who has served this country for many decades. Stories from his personal life and friendships, his dedication to medicine and public health, and his attempt to remain politically neutral while having his and his families’ lives threatened are all interwoven in a timeline that covers many of the epidemics that have plagued the world in the last sixty years. I was especially interested in reading about his time working to protect the public from both HIV/AIDs and Covid, two terrible infectious diseases that affected many friends and made me fearful for family. His writing about his personal life is entertaining and I found the entire book fascinating, even though it is in certain places heavy with the science of statistical trials, microbiology and immunology which I did slightly slide through, but he is a man of science, and I am sure other students of public health, medicine and science will find it more important and enlightening than I did. This is an autobiography of a truly dedicated, compassionate, and brilliant public servant that is worth reading. Thank you for your service, Dr. Fauci.

I just finished this book on Kindle. It was a wonderful read about the beginnings of this great doctor up until he retired. I learned a lot about infectious diseases that were presented in easy-to-understand language. I just purchased some new N95 masks to keep on hand, just in case. I'm sure we have not heard the last of epidemics and contagious diseases. I'm glad he hung in there. It speaks to his devotion to medicine and to his fine character. I wish him well in retirement and know he will enjoy teaching. He is a born teacher as well as a healthcare professional. Be well and live a long life, Dr. Fauci.

Anthony Fauci had a superb education. His early years taught him how to write, and his autobiography is so easy to read. It envelopes the reader. I was able to follow all his achievements and understand what he was saying. And this book is filled with facts and information. It makes the public aware of the contributions Dr. Fauci made to the betterment of health in not only these United States but also in the world. It made me emotional too, that someone could spend his whole life unselfishly giving of himself to save so so many lives. Normally I read fiction, but this was one of those exceptions I made because I was reading about one of my heroes. What a great man he is. It is a magnificent and touching book. I am recommending it to all my friends.

So many memoirs are a waste of time, but Dr. Fauci's memoir is engaging, it captures important events in public health history, and provides a unique perspective on both people and events that helped shape the late 20th and early 21st century. This is well written and an important read for everyone.

An extraordinary human being who has lived up to his potential. This was a great read. It’s inspiring and entertaining. As others have said, it will make you crave Italian food. At the very least, prepare for your binge read with a good bottle of wine at hand. It’s well written and does a thorough job of relating how he became the public figure we are so familiar with and to whom the world owes so much. The title is well chosen. He chose to be on call for his entire working life. He seems not to have turned down many requests for his time and talent. The book includes peeks into his complicated life. I found the bedside care episodes to be more dramatic and moving than the parts which document his movement into administrative and governmental positions. The Covid and Trump years are really hard to read about without being sickened. Some of the things that struck me –having a really robust K-12 education system is essential. We won’t be producing the next generation of Dr. Fauci’s if we don’t make massive and immediate investments in our education system. I’m also struck by how he seems to have a lifelong habit of establishing and maintaining close personal and workplace friendships. Liking people, seeing them as potential allies rather than as competitors, seems to be characteristic of many people whose contributions are so impactful that they become public figures. The importance of selecting a career that you truly love and which provides the opportunities for long term personal growth and development is essential for a really productive and satisfying life. Being reminded of the various challenges America has faced was valuable. Seeing how a few really competent people were repeatedly recruited to assist in addressing these challenges makes you understand how fragile the whole system is. Even if we could use the model that produced Dr Fauci, how do we scale up to create the number of people of his caliber that a country of our size needs? Like the best biographies and memoirs, this one teaches us both about the unique individual and about the society more broadly. It is thought provoking, humbling, entertaining, disheartening and worrying in pretty equal measures. It will speak to people embarking on their careers, raising children, deciding how to prioritize friendship, family, work demands, deciding who and what to vote for - in other words – all of us who read to grow. Getting the book out there to all of us should be considered another one of Dr Fauci’s great gifts to us. Thank you Doc, for all of your service.