Many Sleepless Nights - The World of Organ Transplantation

Although organ transplantation is the preeminent medical miracle of the last quarter of a century, Many Sleepless Nights is the first book to go beyond the headlines and describe the patients who have embraced this last chance to hold on to life, the intricate medical procedures that can save them, the surgeons and nurses who work in this emotionally charged world, and the ethics which complicate this 'miracle' high-tech therapy.

About the author

Lee Gutkind is the founder and editor of the literary journal Creative Nonfiction and a pioneer in the field of narrative nonfiction. Gutkind is also the editor of In Fact and Becoming a Doctor, the author of Almost Human, and has written books about baseball, health care, travel, and technology. A Distinguished Writer in Residence at Arizona State University, he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Tempe, Arizona.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Gutkind, Gutkind Lee
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2025
• EAN: 9780393336696
• ISBN: 978-0-393-33669-6
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Plastic & reconstructive surgery, MEDICAL / Surgery / Cosmetic & Reconstructive, Plastic and reconstructive surgery