One of the first TV series critics in France, he has written numerous articles and books on the subject (ER; Grey's Anatomy; House, MD; Law & Order).
[1] After graduating from Medical School in Tours, he practised in a small country town in Sarthe (western rural France) from 1983 to 1993.
From 1983 to 1989, he worked as an editor then as assistant editor-in-chief for the independent medical journal La Revue Prescrire under his real name, Marc Zaffran.
This name is a tribute to the French writer Georges Perec: Gaspard Winckler is one of the main characters in La Vie mode d'emploi (Life : A User's Manual), a very important book in Marc Zaffran's literary education.
Created in 2004, his web site "Winckler's Webzine" has published numerous texts about healthcare, contraception, TV serials.