Book cover of The Bank Robber That Became a Medical Doctor by Gary W. Langston MD, featuring a split illustration of a masked bank robber and a medical doctor with stethoscope

The Bank Robber That Became a Medical Doctor

A raw and compelling autobiography of transformation, redemption, and triumph over adversity

By Gary W. Langston, MD

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A Story of Redemption

From the streets of Takoma Park, Maryland, to the corridors of elite medical schools

Gary W. Langston holds the unique distinction of being the only convicted felon that got into medical school.

01 Only two years of college
02 Commit an armed robbery
03 Sentenced to fifteen years in Baltimore State Penitentiary
04 Earn an advanced degree in medicine and build a distinguished career as a medical doctor

From a reckless playboy lifestyle to becoming a respected emergency medicine physician and teacher, his story is a testament to the power of second chances and perseverance.

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Against All Odds

How he turned his life around and gained admission to an elite medical school after leaving prison.

A Distinguished Career

His remarkable career in emergency medicine, organizing and practicing in hospital systems without a single malpractice lawsuit.

Family Contrasts

The stark contrasts within his family, from struggles with addiction to pursuing theology and medicine.

Portrait photograph of Dr. Gary W. Langston, MD - author, retired emergency medicine physician, smiling in professional attire

About the Author

Gary W. Langston, MD

Gary W. Langston is the first in his family to graduate from college, rob a bank at gunpoint, be sentenced to fifteen years at Baltimore State Penitentiary, and, after leaving prison, to be admitted to a medical school and graduate with an advanced degree in medicine.

He was born in Takoma Park, Maryland and graduated from a private high school in New Market, Virginia. It is the same community where he is now retired and finds time to write about how he was able to get into an elite medical school and share some of the dramatic experiences of his life.

Dr. Langston had a distinguished career organizing and practicing emergency medicine in and for small and very large hospital systems. A testament to the quality of care he provided in the litigious setting of the emergency department is that he was never sued for malpractice.

He developed the emergency medicine teaching service for a large county hospital system in Fort Worth, Texas. He looks forward to writing more about the exciting exploits found in the emergency department of today's hospitals.

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