The General Surgeon: Recollections from Four Continents (Paperback)

Paperback. Moshe Scheins life as a surgeon on four continents and his skills as a storyteller make for compelling reading. Abraham Verghese, Author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of WaterThis is a story of a 50-year-long surgical life, across four continents, and numerous hospitals academic, community, and rural in a few countries. Unlike the typical memoirs of surgeons, glorifying their accomplishments and paying tribute to our noble profession, this memoir is different: it's not written by a surgical giant or a famous scientific innovator; it doesnt tell the story of a surgical Paganini but rather of a surgical workhorse. It portrays a surgical career in the trenches, as it is, in stark colors, warts and all topics that others prefer not to write or speak about complications, malpractice, medical politics, and intrigue. Although surgical is its claim to fame, this memoir is aimed not only at surgeons or medical practitioners. Whenever possible, the author portrays events and persons against a background and perspective of the various times and places. The General Surgeon pays tribute to the author's brothers in the trenches the humble, run-of-the-mill general surgeons worldwide. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…