Synopses & Reviews
Voices of the Massachusetts General Hospital 1950-2000 contains revealing quotations, intimate and previously untold stories of many of the physicians, nurses and other clinicians who dedicated themselves to the pursuit of excellence on behalf of their patients and families, their colleagues and the world beyond the hospital. What started as an email solicitation for stories and anecdotes turned into a moving and instructive portrait of the daily life of a storied institution in the last half of the 20th century.
About the Author
Stephen P. Dretler, MD is a pioneering, award-winning urologist with expertise in kidney stone disease.
Lloyd Axelrod, MD is an internist and endocrinologist with expertise in diabetes, hypoglycemic disorders and the medical uses of anti-inflammatory steroids.
Willard M. Daggett, MD is a cardiac surgeon with a special interest in surgical repair of mechanical complications following a heart attack and preservation of myocardial function during cardiac surgery.
Georgia W. Peirce is a special projects manager for Patient Care Services at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the co-editor and designer of Massachusetts General Hospital Nursing at Two Hundred.