Surgeons - Life and Death in a Top Heart Center

Hailed as "an astute book of enormous importance" (Sherwin Nuland), The Surgeons follows the team at one of the world's premier cardiac surgery and transplant centers. Given unprecedented access, Charles R. Morris recounts in thrilling detail a late-night against-the-clock "harvest run" to secure a precious transplantable organ, the heartbreaking story of a child's failed transplant, and more. Along the way, Morris reflects on how doctors really think, rising health care costs, and the future of health care in America.

About the author

Charles R. Morris (1939-2021), the author of The Surgeons, The Tycoons, and The Cost of Good Intentions, wrote for the New York Times and The Atlantic, among other publications.

Summary

"Insightful and filled with verve…electrifying." —Wall Street Journal

Product details

• Authors: Charles R. Morris
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2008
• EAN: 9780393334005
• ISBN: 978-0-393-33400-5
• No. of pages: 338
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 464 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General