About this title: Charles R. Morris "embedded" himself with a surgical team at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, one of the world's top cardiac surgery and transplant centres. Given unprecedented access, Morris witnessed sophisticated operations and observed the tense meetings where surgeons relentlessly criticise their own performance. In thrilling detail, Morris recounts a late-night against-the-clock "harvest run" to secure a precious transplantable organ; the heart-breaking story of a child's failed transplant; a trainee surgeon's brutal daily regimen and much more. Along the way, Morris documents the fifty ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2007-10-29
ISBN-13:9780393065626ISBN:0393065626
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2007-10-17
ISBN-13:9780393065626ISBN:0393065626
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2007-10-29
ISBN-13:9780393065626ISBN:0393065626
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2008-10-19
ISBN-13:9780393334005ISBN:0393334007
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2007-10-30
ISBN-13:9780393065626ISBN:0393065626
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393065626ISBN:0393065626
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"I found the first 2/3 of this book very interesting. The last part was very hard to follow. It was like reading his personal notes that hadn't been organized into any topical format."
"The Surgeons provides a fine basic understanding for the layperson of the workings of an academic surgical practice. Morris lived in the Columbia cardiothoracic division for 6 months, observing, surgery, meetings, attendings, residents, practice, and billing. I found the story quite compelling and learned some interesting information about certain surgeries. It helps be to be better at my job to more deeply understand the motivations and actions of surgeons. I really appreciated the stories Morris tells about specific patients and procedures. In the end, I thought the discussion of billing practices and healthcare policy felt a little tacked on, as though he didn't have as thorough an understanding of billing as he did of the procedures themselves, but the discussion was adequate. Highly recommended for anyone whose wondered what it's like to be a surgeon. Will be on my shelf next to Atul Gawande."
"written by someone who knows nothing about medicine, it offers a great perspective for anyone who wants to know how cool cardiothoracic surgery is, how medicine works at a HUGE institution"
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