Second Lives, Second Chances - A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation

Through his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Laub changed the lives of thousands of patients, and fostered the development of key areas in surgery: pioneering humanitarian medical missions in the developing world, revolutionizing gender affirmation surgery, and mentoring over 50 surgeons.

About the author

Dr. Donald Laub was chief of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine from 1968 to 1980 before entering private practice. In 1969, he founded ReSurge International, the first organization to advance the idea that plastic surgeons could help those in the developing world with injuries or congenital conditions. In the 1970s, he was a pioneer in gender reassignment surgery in the U.S. Dr. Laub lives in Redwood City, California.

Product details

• Authors: Donald R. Laub
• Publisher: ECW Press,Canada
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781770414679
• ISBN: 978-1-77041-467-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 149 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 370 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Health > Illnesses, therapies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General