Medical Mavericks, Volume Two - Softcover

Riordan, Hugh Desaix, M.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0942333098 ISBN 13: 9780942333091

Publisher: Bio Communications, 1989

Synopsis

This book is dedicated to the memory of all those medical doctors who, since history has been recorded, have contributed to the progress of the science and art of medicine. Medical Mavericks are practitioners who did not follow conventional paths. Instead they chose to go where there is no path and leave a trail. This is not an easy journey. Schopenhauers made the observation that new thought and new truth most often go through three stages. First they are ridiculed. Next they are violently opposed. Then, finally they are accepted as being self-evident. Medical Mavericks Volume One chronicles the tales of 17 different practitioners who were mavericks in their thinking.

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About the Author

Hugh Desaix Riordan, M.D. Having practiced clinical medicine for more than 30 years, served as a consultant to the Executive Vice-President of the American Medical Association for more than five years and president of the American Holistic Medical Association for two years, Dr. Riordan brings a unique perspective to the world of medicine. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Dr. Riordan believes that the nationwide lack of history of medicine courses like the ones he enjoyed at Wisconsin leaves a significant void in medical education.

From the Back Cover

This book could just as accurately have been titled "One person can make a difference" or "Burn him at the stake and use damp straw." Often reviled by their contemporaries but revered by subsequent generations, these medical mavericks blazed the trail of scientific progress. These tales of discovery, personal hardship, court intrigues and hardball professional rivalry make for fascinating reading. This is the perfect book for medical professionals, history buffs, and anyone who just wants to be entertained with incredible anecdotes about pioneers in the fields of medicine. Medical Mavericks will raise the eyebrows of most, make others chuckle and bring a sense of relief to contemporary mavericks, who can take comfort in the thought that at least they aren't being burned at the stake.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

The word maverick is derived from an american pioneer Samuel A. Maverick, who chose to not brand his cattle. Through usage the word maverick, in addition to meaning unbranded range animal, has come to mean an independent individual who refuses to conform to his group. Medical Mavericks are the practitioners and scientists who choose to blaze their own trails, create their own path, usually not without meeting a great deal of opposition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bio Communications
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0942333098
• ISBN 13: 9780942333091
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 92