DANIEL KALLA practises emergency medicine in Vancouver, B.C. He is the author of six previous novels, including five scientific/medical thrillers. The idea for his first book, Pandemic , sprang from his clinical experience in facing the SARS crisis of 2003. Kalla's books have been translated into ten languages; his novel Pandemic has been optioned for film. Kalla received his M.D. from the University of British Columbia and lives in Vancouver. Check out his website at danielkalla.com .