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F. Paul Wilson has a medical degree, but most of his books are not really what you'd call "medical thrillers". While Wilson is not what I'd call an "indie" author, he is rather special and not "mainstream" like King or Crichton.

There are two books of his Repairman Jack series with a medical focus:
Legacies
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Repairman Jack isn't your average appliance repairman. He fixes situations for people, often risking his own life. Jack has no last name, no social security number, works only for cash, and has no qualms when it comes to seeing that the job gets done.

Dr. Alicia Clayton, a pediatrician who treats children with AIDS, is full of secrets, and she has just inherited a house that holds another. Haunted by painful memories, Alicia wants the house destroyed but somehow everyone she enlists to help ends up violently killed. The house holds a powerful secret, and Alicia's charmless brother Thomas seems willing to do anything to get his hands on that secret himself. But not if Repairman Jack can find it first!
All the Rage
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A new chemical compound, a non-addictive designer drug that heightens your assertiveness, opens the door to your primal self, giving you an edge wherever you compete—whether on the street or the football field, in a classroom or a boardroom. Wouldn’t you be tempted to try it . . . just once?

Jack is hired by Dr. Nadia Radzminsky, a young researcher who’s concerned about the safety of her boss and mentor. She fears he’s being threatened or blackmailed by high-profile hood Milos Dragovic. Jack pokes around and soon finds himself knee deep in the glossy underworld of designer drugs.

The hot new substance that’s sweeping the city goes by many names, but its most common street handle is Berzerk. Not just for all-night raves, it’s worming its way into daily life at all levels. Used in just the right amount, it enhances performance in any field; but take too much and you veer into mindless murderous rage. The street folk don’t call it Berzerk for nothing.

As Jack tracks Berzerk through a maze of legal and illegal pharmaceuticals, he makes an enemy of Milos Dragovic. Soon Dragovic’s goons are threatening those Jack holds most dear. And when Jack uncovers the terrifying truth behind Berzerk’s ultimate source, he realizes that a maleficent force far greater than Milos Dragovic is at work . . . and Jack, and Nadia and everyone they love are in far more danger than they could have imagined.
Implant is a standalone Novel (that still ties in to Mr. Wilson's universe)
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A novel of chilling, medical suspense, written by a practicing physician. Young doctor Gina Panzella respects her boss, plastic surgeon Duncan Lathram, whose invention of a dissolving implant that allows incisions to heal without scarring has won him worldwide acclaim. But her curiosity about what ruined Duncan's personal life soon leads Gina to a lethal discovery.
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