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More copies of this ISBN:Walk on Water: Inside an Elite Pediatric Surgical Unitby Michael Ruhlman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Michael Ruhlman is fascinated by people at work-especially those in pursuit of perfection. The Soul of a Chef and Wooden Boats have established him as a deft chronicler of unique cultural microcosms. Now, in Walk on Water, he documents life in the most intense environment yet-a pediatric heart center specializing in neonatal open-heart surgery. The precision needed for such delicate surgery puts "soul-crushing, diamond-making stress" on physicians and nurses every time they operate. The colorful focus of Ruhlman's narrative is the Cleveland Clinic's world-renowned, idiosyncratic Dr. Roger Mee-a virtuoso within a very select surgical specialty and a mine of information on statistics, ethics, and medical politics. A riveting glimpse into the heart and mind of a man in whose hands literally rests a young baby's life on a daily basis, Walk on Water explores controversial topics-from questionable referral patterns by cardiologists to physicians who are punished for doing what's best for their patients to physicians who don't do what's best for their patients-and breaks the taboo on subjects not often written about. Walk on Water is a must for all readers of serious nonfiction that will also have health professionals and the media paying rapt attention. Review:"What kind of person operates on babies' hearts for a living? This is the question Ruhlman set out to answer....His gripping OR scenes capture the life-and-death nature of each surgery and illustrate why only perfection is good enough in this new and rapidly developing specialty....Although the medical terminology can slow the reader down at times, most will tear through this engaging and often wrenching account." Publishers Weekly Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-336).
About the AuthorMichael Ruhlman, author of The Soul of a Chef and Wooden Boats, has written extensively for The New York Times and numerous magazines. He is also the winner of the 1999 James Beard Award for Magazine Writing. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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