Mark Oristano

Mark Oristano is a 35-year veteran journalist.

Mark's new book, SURGEON'S STORY, is about Dr. Kristine Guleserian, one of the most interesting women in medicine, a pediatric heart surgeon at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. Mark spent six years as Dr. Guleserian's shadow at Children's, observing dozens of surgical procedures, going on rounds, meeting with patient families and more. It was a crash course in congenital heart disease which he simplifies for the non-medical reader.

Congenital heart defects received national attention recently when TV star Jimmy Kimmel announced that his newborn son was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot. In Surgeon's Story, the first case you'll see Dr. Guleserian deal with is what heart surgeons call "TOF" for short.

From the story of 2-year old Rylynn's heart transplant, to 13-year old Andrew throwing out the first pitch at a Boston Red Sox World Series game three weeks after his heart transplant, Surgeon's Story will bring you right up to the operating table for this true story of a woman with great skills, and a huge heart herself.

Learn more at: http://surgeonsstory.com/wp/