A riveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctors do, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders, author of the monthly New York Times Magazine column "Diagnosis," the inspiration for the hit Fox TV series House, M.D.
Every Patient Tells a Story on Amazon.com
At our December meeting we discussed "Complications:A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science" by Atul Gawande, published in 2003. Linda selected this book, and we met at Sylvia's.
Atul writes as a surgical resident, and shares his experiences including some of his more interesting cases.
In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores
the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from
the scalpel’s edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its
idealized form but as it actually is—uncertain, perplexing, and
profoundly human.
Complications is a 2002 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.
