My Grandfather’s Fig Tree

Dr. Iannuccilli (Dr. Ed), a retired gastroenterologist, has had extensive
experience in academics, management, governance and entrepreneurial
endeavors. Former Chairman of the Board at Rhode Island Hospital and a
former member of the Lifespan Board, he is a Clinical Professor Emeritus at
The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.
As a founding father of Ocean State Physicians Health Plan (United
Health Care), he became the third chairman of its Board. He was the founder
of CME Consultants, a national physician and professional education
company.
Dr. Ed is a graduate of Providence College and Albany
Medical College.
He is a published author of medical articles and of stories of his
childhood. Dr. Iannuccilli has been on numerous boards and was honored as
the distinguished alumnus of Albany Medical College in 1991.
He is the author of the following books:
 Growing up Italian, Grandfather’s Fig Tree and Other Stories
 What Ever Happened to Sunday Dinner and Other Stories
 My Story Continues; from Neighborhood to Junior High School
And his eBook,
 Growing Up Italian: Collected Stories
Dr. Ed writes a weekly column for an online newspaper, GoLocalProv