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Entertaining the reader and preserving some exciting bits of the history of hyperbaric medicine are the driving forces behind this fascinating autobiography by Eric Kindwall, MD.
From merchant sailor to hyperbaric physician, this narrative contains personal struggles, ambitions and dreams. A vivid memoir of time in the merchant marine, Yale and Harvard, the CIA, submarine school, pursuing hyperbaric medicine, to a Polaris nuclear submarine, these hair-raising tales treat the reader to a very unexpected odyssey.
Providing examples of perseverance in the face of adversity, along with some fascinating characters, Kindwall takes us on an entertaining journey of his life and career.
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About the Author:
After leaving the Navy, Dr. Kindwall was Chief of the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, and was on the faculty of the Medical College of Wisconsin, as the Director of Hyperbaric Medicine for the medical school until being granted Emeritus status in 1998 to devote his time to teaching and consulting. Dr. Eric Kindwall was a past president of the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), and the founder of its newsletter "Pressure". Dr. Kindwall has published over 90 publications and book chapters in the fields of diving, clinical hyperbaric medicine and compressed air construction work.
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- PublisherBest Publishing Company
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1930536097
- ISBN 13 9781930536098
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages431
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