Dr. Louis M. Profeta
A Sunday Talk on Sex, Drugs, Drinking and Dying with the Frat Boys
“One of the most brutal, provocative, thought-provoking discussions ever on the topic of drugs, sexual assault and alcohol on college campuses.”
- Dr. Louis M. Profeta is a nationally recognized, award-winning writer and Emergency Physician at St. Vincent Hospital of Indianapolis, a level 1 trauma center. He has cared for more than 60,000 patients. He is the best-selling author of the critically acclaimed book The Patient in Room Nine Says He’s God. He is a dynamic and sought-after public speaker and frequent guest on TV and radio. He has gained critical acclaim for his poignant essays and writings for LinkedIn Pulse Magazine on topics such as our national heroin crisis in When the Lion Kills Your Child, end-of-life care in I Know You Love Me Now Let Me Die and dozens of similar essays. In 2015, 2016 and 2017 he was named LinkedIn Top Voice for readership in health care. His scathingly sarcastic but passionate essay, Your Kid and My Kid Aren’t Playing in the Pros was honored as one of the best articles on sports by the Society of Professional Journalism. In 2018 he was honored by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists for outstanding contribution to online media. His essay titled, A Sunday Talk on Sex, Drugs, Drinking and Dying may be the most read and shared essay in history on the topic of drugs, sexual assault and alcohol abuse on college campuses, having been read by millions. Dr. Profeta has told hundreds of parents their children have been killed over his career. He brings this reality to campuses across America. Some have described this as the most brutal, realistic and impactful presentation ever given on the topic. He is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the most widely read opinion essayists in America today.