Brain Surgeon A Doctor's Inspiring Encounters with Mortality and Miracles

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Synopsis

Dr. Black invites readers to shadow his breathtaking journeys into the brain as he battles some of the deadliest and most feared tumors known to medical science. Welcome to tiger country: the treacherous territory where a single wrong move by a brain surgeon can devastate-or end-a patient's life. This is the terrain world-renowned neurosurgeon Keith Black, MD, enters every day to produce virtual medical miracles. Along the way, he shares his unique insights about the inner workings of the brain, his unwavering optimism for the future of medicine, and the extraordinary stories of his patients-from ministers and rock stars to wealthy entrepreneurs and uninsured students-whom he celebrates as the real heroes.Brain Surgeon offers a window into one man's remarkable mind, revealing the anatomy of the unflinching confidence of this master surgeon, whose personal journey brought him from life as a young African-American boy growing up in the civil rights era South to the elite world of neurosurgery. Through Dr. Black's white-knuckle descriptions of some of the most astonishing medical procedures performed today, he reveals the beauty and marvel of the human brain and the strength and heroism of his patients who refuse to see themselves as victims. Ultimately, Brain Surgeon is an inspiring story of the struggle to overcome odds-whether as a man, a doctor, or a patient.Praise for Brain Surgeon "An inspirational book about true heroes - readers will marvel at Keith Black's achievements both as a doctor and as a man, and will be in awe of his patients' courage and will to survive." -- Denzel Washington"A rare, behind-the-curtain look at the life of one of the most pre-eminent neurosurgeons in the world." -- Sanjay Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

Book details

Author:
Keith Black, Arnold Mann
ISBN:
9780446544528
Related ISBNs:
9780446581097
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Pages:
240
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-07-04
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2009
Copyright by:
Keith Black, MD, and Arnold J. Mann 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Biographies and Memoirs, Medicine, Nonfiction