About Dr. LePort

Dr. Cristina LePort, accomplished cardiologist and Amazon bestselling author, captivates readers with her medical thrillers, which merge her rich medical background with gripping narratives.

Cristina’s novels, including Dissection, Change of Heart, and Defrosted offer a unique blend of suspense, medical insight, and ethical exploration.

Her journey from Italy to the U.S. and transition from medicine to writing highlights her resilience, intellectual curiosity, and dedication to storytelling. Cristina’s work stands at the crossroads of medicine and literature, engaging readers with tales that resonate with authenticity and depth.

Born in Bologna, Italy, she graduated Summa cum Laude from the University of Bologna, completed her internship and Internal Medicine residency at the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, and her cardiology training at the VA UCLA. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Nuclear Cardiology, and is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Genescient, a biotech company devoted to genetic research on aging and longevity.

She lives in Corona del Mar, Southern California, with her husband Peter. They have 3 children and 3 grandchildren.

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Her first novel Dissection was described as “High stakes and breathless suspense” by Lee Child and “Moving at a frantic pace” by Tess Gerritsen. In Amazon US, Dissection reached No. 1 bestseller status in the Political Thriller and Suspense category and No. 2 in the Medical Thriller category. In Amazon Canada, Dissection reached No. 1 in Spy Thrillers and No. 2 in Medical Thrillers. In Amazon Australia, it reached No. 6 in Medical Thrillers. In Amazon UK, it reached No. 2 in Political Thrillers.

Change of Heart, sequel to Dissection, was published on 2/4/2025 “Once again, Cristina LePort pens an excellent thriller, enlivened with vivid medical details and startling twists. She gets better with every novel!” —Tess Gerritsen

Defrosted raises the bar for the medical thriller genre by blending cutting-edge science with a dystopian future. The story opens in 2220, where Dr. Peter Royce, a scientist cryogenically preserved two centuries earlier, is awakened into a world where human worth is dictated by social utility. Royce must navigate a government-controlled society to combat a devastating biological entity known as “Mitocancer”—a bio-organic menace that threatens the globe. As Midwest Book Review notes, the novel is a “captivating fusion of science, medicine, and political intrigue that redefines the boundaries of the thriller genre.”