One of the world's most distinguished doctors, he is a staff writer on the New Yorker, advised President Clinton on health policies, teaches surgery at Harvard Medical School and practises it in Boston. He has lectured in the UK and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
I don't know if Atul Gawande was born to be a surgeon - I very much
suspect so - but he was certainly born to write.This wise and
exciting account of life as a surgical resident ... perfectly
captures the wonder and fearful responsibility that come with
cutting people open in the hope of making them whole again.
*Bill Bryson*
Ever wondered how realistic ER is? Then read Gawande's superb book.
The truth, you will find, is far more compelling, though the
endings are never as neat ... Gawande makes the scenes far more
dramatic than television ever can. He is a first-class writer.
*Scotland on Sunday*
Written as tautly as a thriller.
*The Observer*
Gawande draws you in with the story but leaves you wiser about
science, about health, and even about the human condition.
*Michael Kinsley*
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