Blind Ambition

Greer, Douglas

ISBN 10: 0595151116 / ISBN 13: 9780595151110

Published by iUniverse, 2000

Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author on half title page. (surgeons, fiction). Seller Inventory # K10K-00169

Synopsis:

An unidentified young woman stabbed to death . . . The Launching of a revolutionary new laser operation for nearsightedness . . . A hot new IPO on the NASDAQ . . . A mysterious blind vagrant in the E.R. . . . Nobody suspects these are linked-except for disaffected New York City eye surgeon Jack Stegall and his inquisitive medical student girlfriend, Gabrielle, who begin their own undercover investigation. The deceased woman's corneas are their only clue, but witnesses wind up dead, evidence vanishes, and authorities act strangely hostile. When Dr. Stegall and Gabrielle blow the whistle, they find their own lives caught in perilous race against time. Blind Ambition is a page-turning medical thriller, yet more-an insider's view of the world of impaired eyesight and laser eye surgery which offers readers-particularly the millions of nearsighted afflicted with glasses or contact lenses-a disturbing look at what may lurk behind high tech "miracles", and a larger understanding of what makes some modern doctors behave the way they do.

About the Author: A graduate of Princeton and Colubmia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Greer interned at New York's St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and trained in ophthalmology at the Edward Harkness Institute of Ophthalmology. Since then Dr. Greer has practiced ophthalmology and eye surgery in Washignton, D.C., serving also on the clinical faculties of the Georgetown and George Washington University Medical Centers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Blind Ambition
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)