Allen JonesA citizen of both the US and Canada, Allen Jones received a B.Sc. in zoology from Brandon University, Manitoba and an M.Sc. in neuroscience from the University of Manitoba, then a M.D. from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He completed is internship as a primary care physician at McMaster University in Hamilton. This was followed by ten months of emergency medicine training including electives in toxicology at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, trauma at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, and aerospace medicine at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Subsequently, he became certifed in addiction medicine, his current area of practice. Concurrently, he is a surgical assistant for procedures in orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, and general surgery. Dr. Jones started writing and drawing The Hidden Zoo Inside You during the pandemic after realizing the extent of misinformation regarding the coronavirus and was further motivated by his passion for explaining and demystifying the language of medicine to his patients. When not working on his book or with his patients, he enjoys rock climbing and traveling. He currently lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Read More Read Less