Dimple Patel Desai has been a lifelong storyteller. Though her writing debuted during resident training in medical journals and a book chapter, her true passion lies in fiction. She has drawn deeply from her background as a family physician and scientist to bring The Lambda Factor to life. Dimple completed all of her medical training in Galveston, Texas, and has lived in both Texas and Florida, experiencing several hurricanes along the way. After residency, she personally assisted in disaster recovery efforts at the Dallas Medical Society Mega shelter in 2017 after Hurricane Harvey, and in Puerto Rico in 2017 after Hurricane Irma. She is truly passionate about bringing awareness to a broader audience-from a health care standpoint-about the complexities that transpire during a crisis.