Adrian Sângeorzan was born in 1954 in Bistrita-Nasaud, Romania. He graduated from the University of Cluj medical school in Transylvania and worked as a doctor in Romania until 1990, when he immigrated to the United States.  He lives in New York and works as an obstetrician and gynecologist. His books include the memoir Between Two Worlds: Tales of a Women's Doctor, the novels The Circus in Front of the House and Vitali, and the poetry collections Over the Life Line, Tattoos on Marble, and Voices on the Razor’s Edge.