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Michelle Au

Michelle Au

American anesthesiologist and politician

Michelle Hsiao Au (Chinese: 欧晓瑜[1]) is an American anesthesiologist and politician from Georgia. Au has served in the Georgia House of Representatives as a Democratic member for District 50 since 2023.[2] Au previously represented the 48th District in the Georgia State Senate and was the first Asian American elected to that body.[3][4] In December 2021, Au announced that she would not be running for re-election in Senate district 48 but instead would run for election in Georgia state House district 50 due to the Republican controlled state legislature re-drawing her district.[5]

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In 2011, Au published her book This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies),[6] which according to a review, "exposes the reality of medical education and the irony within the practice of medicine that physicians are human, but our patients want us to be more".[7]

Early life and education

Au was born to Chinese-American immigrants in New York City. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1999 with a B.A. in Psychobiology, M.D. in 2003 and a Master of Public Health in 2019 from Columbia University.[8][9]

Electoral history

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Personal life

Au lives in Duluth, Georgia, and has three children.[8]

References

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    Tavernise, Sabrina (March 18, 2021). "亚特兰大枪击案背后：美国亚裔的崛起和恐惧". The New York Times (in Chinese).
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    "Georgia General Assembly".
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    "Georgia General Assembly".
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    "First Asian-American State Senator In Georgia Speaks Out To Colleagues On Shooting". NPR. March 20, 2021.
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    "The Jolt: House Speaker David Ralston's outlook for 2022′s hottest topics". ajc. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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    Michelle Au (2011). This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies). Seattle: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-53824-4. OL 25219101M. Wikidata Q115153634.
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    Louanne M. Carabini; Michael J. Avram (1 December 2011). "This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies)". Anesthesiology. 115 (6): 1392–1393. doi:10.1097/ALN.0B013E318231FD6D. ISSN 0003-3022. Wikidata Q115153631.
  8. [8]
    "MAG member Michelle Au, M.D., running for Georgia Senate seat". Medical Association of Georgia.
  9. [9]
    "Q&A with Dr. Michelle Au". American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2019.
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    "DEM - STATE SENATE DIST 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
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    "STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
  12. [12]
    "Georgia District 50". Ballotpedia.
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