A Board-Certified Physician specializing in Critical Care, Robert Treuherz, MD, has served patients across multiple states for decades. By synthesizing his experiences into a memoir, Robert Treuherz, MD, conveys lessons that he has learned from his professional and personal life, revolving around his and his patients’ near-death experiences.

Between 1992 and 2005, and until he left medical practice in 2015, Robert Treuherz, MD, served as a hospital-based Internal Medicine and Critical Care Provider at Holy Cross Medical Group. He oversaw patients with chronic conditions like kidney disease, multiple cancer types, and substance use disorders. He coordinated airlifting patients to hospitals across hospital networks in California and Florida when their conditions warranted more specialized care, while also monitoring their vital signs during transfers. Facilities that he worked at include the now-closed Care Forward Treatment Center, Palm Air Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Group.

In 2025, Robert Treuherz, MD, published his memoir Ten 2nd Chances: This Doctor Died and Went to Hell, Why?, where he describes 10 near-death experiences that he experienced or witnessed in his line of work. He wrote the book after reflecting on his life after a near-fatal car accident in 2015. He explains the aftermath of the accident, from not only his own perspective, but that of his wife, son, and son-in-law. By relating his own clinical death experience to his expertise in Critical Care, he emphasizes the importance of strong social bonds, not only with family members and friends, but also medical professionals.