books about: surgeon

books about: surgeon

books:

Surgeon

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

Atul Gawande

Picador, 2003

Why your Doc says, "I don't know."
It's not that doctors skip most of their classes or that they're getting a second-rate education. It's that we walk in as enigmas--we don't fit the textbook case. Just extracting this idea from "Complications" is worth your time and money. Instead of becoming ...

The Surgeon

Ballantine Books, 2001

Gripping and Well Researched
I began this book while sitting in the waiting room at my doctor's office. I finished it not long after. This is a great and gripping book with twists and turns. The characters have depth and draw you into their world. One of the things I really loved about this ...

Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional ...

Bernie S. Siegel

Harper Paperbacks, 1990

The perfect gift for people you love when they're diagnosed with Cander.
12+ years ago when my surgeon told me I had breast cancer (my second bout with cancer), she gave me this book. Not only did it help me develop, sustain and exude a positive attitude during my entire treatment phase, but it made me a touchstone for anyone else who was ...

Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (3rd Edition)

Walter Greene

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2005

Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care
If you're going to be in practice, you had better own this book. Every general practice physician I know owns this book, and every mid-level provider ought to have one, as well. Concise, easy to read/understand, discusses complaints by body region, includes IDC-9 codes.

Faces of Fear: A Novel

John Saul

Ballantine Books, 2008

Faces of Fear by John Saul
"Faces of Fear" is simply John Saul at his best. One to read with the sun shining or the house lights on, doors locked,and dog at your side! John Saul never fails to give his fan's his best--this one is one that won't leave my bookcase--a keeper for sure. ...

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Ninth Edition

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2006

Good book for class
This book is used for classes where you are attempting to get EMT-B certification. I've found it to be a very useful textbook, especially as it shows pictures of the injuries that you will likely see in the field. It also contains more knowledge about the human ...

Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon

Nick Trout

Broadway, 2008

Great read!
What a lovely book. It's filled with interesting, humorous, empathtic stories. Gives you a better understanding of the relationship between humans and their beloved pets.

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

Atul Gawande

Picador, 2008

The progress of medical science
Like another Amazon reviewer, I found this book to be the best book written about the medical profession in some time. Dr. Gawande's style is lively and thought-provoking, particularly as he discusses practicing medicine in war-torn Iraq or how doctors struggle with ...

Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality (Vintage)

Pauline W. Chen

Vintage, 2008

A balm to my spirit
I just finished Final Exam. Three weeks ago, we marked the fourth anniversary of my son's death. In a week, we will remember him on what would have been his thirteenth birthday. I found Andrew having seizures and called the paramedics. After seven hours of ...

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional ...

Lori Alvord, Elizabeth Cohen Van Pelt

Bantam, 2000

READ THIS BOOK
I picked up this book and I could NOT put it down. What a wonderful journey described here....how she interlocks traditional medicine with Navajo, how harmony and positive spirit is such a process in the healing world. You will not be disappointed with this read. I ...

The Making of a Surgeon

William A. Nolen

Mid List Press, 1999

Loved it!
I was looking for something that could be in the same line of House of God, this book.. although a little outdated, presented with the whole picture of surgery, the hardships, the informed judgement, the dealings with patients as well as colleagues, the whole concept ...

The Surgeon's Mate

Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 1992

Maturin's book
The focus is on Stephen Maturin in this seventh installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series, which, though it isn't the best or most exciting of the first seven books, is still a ripping good read. Returning to England following their escapades in North America, Aubrey ...

Paramedic Review Manual for National Certification

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2003

Must Have NREMT Paramedic Testing Prepatory Book
There are a lot of "National Paramedic Review" books out there. This book does a really great job in writing questions similar to the NREMT Paramedic written test. Where this book is really stands out from the rest is in the Practical review section. This by far is ...

Gift of Pain, The

Paul Brand, Philip Yancey

Zondervan, 1997

Paul Brand, the eloquent voice of hand surgery
I am a hand therapist, an occupational therapist who specializes in hand and upper extremity conditions and injuries. Paul Brand was an amazing man, an inspiring teacher and writer. Of course Philip Yancey coauthored this book, but this is Brand's own voice. It reads ...

Ben Carson

Gregg Lewis, Deborah S. Lewis

Zonderkidz, 2002

He Brought Another Into Medicine for the Future
My daughter read "Gifted Hands" 3 years ago. She has become a 4.0 GPA student. She is studying so hard that her teacher's asked us what was driving her? We told them that she read a book and just took it to heart. She is totally taken with becoming a Pediatric ...