Download or read book Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon written by Domingo Liotta and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-03-25 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The startling originality of Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon is intrinsically imbued in its focus on historical ethics and esthetic theories. Author and cardiovascular surgeon Domingo Liotta provides a penetrating interpretation from the first millennium BC, considered a major mystery to the world, to modern science. He also discusses the early conception of cardiovascular system, the oxygenation of tissues, the mysterious medical power of shamanism, Taoism, Ugarit, the mythic lost city. It is in this unique melding of Science and humanism that Liotta vehemently intends the definition of a good medical doctor-while recounting the story of his remarkable life. These lectures portray Liotta's dedication in search of the hearts of studious and meditative youths reluctant to change their tools of comprehension and the strategies for mastering difficult-to-understand topics. Thus, Liotta's interests extend from pure science to many adjoining fields-such as philosophy, philology, theology, and education. He shares his knowledge of modern scientific results and his enormous historical information to help rescue his bewildered students. In a collaborative endeavor between science and humanities, Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon reflects Liotta's marvelous adventure to develop the first totally artificial heart and its clinical application-the first in the history of mankind-in his tireless fight for human life.
Download or read book Heart Surgeon s Second Chance written by Allie Kincheloe and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can they leave their past behind… To save her son’s life? When paramedic Rhiann Masters’s young son needs heart surgery, there’s only one man she can trust—former best friend and top pediatric surgeon Dr. Patrick Scott. The only problem? After a tragic accident changed Patrick’s life forever, they haven’t spoken in years. Now as they’re thrown back together, they soon remember just how good life can be when they’re by each other’s side…
Download or read book Close to the Sun written by Stuart Jamieson and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A surgeon internationally recognized for his expertise in heart and lung transplants . . . writes with assurance and aplomb about his achievements.” —Kirkus Reviews Stuart Jamieson has lived two lives. One began in heat and dust. Born to British ex-pats in colonial Africa, Jamieson was sent at the age of eight to a local boarding school, where heartless instructors bullied and tormented their students. In the summers he escaped to fish on crocodile-infested rivers and explore the African bush. As a teenager, an apprenticeship with one of Africa’s most fabled trackers taught Jamieson how to deal with dangerous game and even more dangerous poachers, lessons that would later serve him well in the high-stakes career he chose. Jamieson’s second life unfolded when he went to London to study medicine during the turbulent 1960s, leaving behind the only home he knew as it descended into revolution. Brilliant and self-assured, Jamieson advanced quickly in the still-new field of open-heart surgery. It was a fraught time. For patients with terminal heart disease, heart transplants were the new hope. But poor outcomes had all but ended the procedure. In 1978 Jamieson came to America and to Stanford—the only cardiac center in the world doing heart transplants successfully. Here, Jamieson’s pioneering work on the anti-rejection drug cyclosporin would help to make heart transplantation a routine life-saving operation, that is still in practice today as he continues to train the next generation of heart surgeons. Stuart Jamieson’s story is the story of four decades of advances in heart surgery. “Every reader interested in the history behind one of medicine’s riskiest procedures will find it fascinating.” —Booklist
Download or read book Extraordinary Hearts written by John A. Elefteriades and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2014 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-known cardiac surgeon shares his experiences in treating some of his most memorable patients and describes the courage and resiliency that they displayed in facing health challenges and sometimes overwhelming odds.
Download or read book 100 000 Hearts written by Denton A. Cooley and published by Briscoe Center for American History. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneering surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley recalls his extraordinary career and achievements, which include performing the first successful heart transplant in the United States and the first clinical implantation of a totally artificial heart in a human being
Download or read book King of Hearts written by G. Wayne Miller and published by Crown. This book was released on 2000 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few of the great stories of medicine are as palpably dramatic as the invention of open-heart surgery, yet, until now, no journalist has ever brought all of the thrilling specifics of this triumph to life. This is the story of the surgeon many call the father of open-heart surgery, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, who, along with colleagues at University Hospital in Minneapolis and a small band of pioneers elsewhere, accomplished what many experts considered to be an impossible feat: He opened the heart, repaired fatal defects, and made the miraculous routine. Acclaimed author G. Wayne Miller draws on archival research and exclusive interviews with Lillehei and legendary pioneers such as Michael DeBakey and Christiaan Barnard, taking readers into the lives of these doctors and their patients as they progress toward their landmark achievement. In the tradition of works by Richard Rhodes and Tracy Kidder, King of Hearts tells the story of an important and gripping piece of forgotten science history. From the Hardcover edition.
Download or read book A Surgeon s Heart written by R W Sewell MD and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Choice is the story of the unrelenting effort of Dr. Jack Roberts to return to the pursuit of his life's calling as a pediatric heart surgeon. To do so, he must first convince reluctant political powers and giant corporations to support his new, and innovative, patient-centered health care model. Meanwhile, his son, Dr. David Roberts, is embarking on his own journey, as he seeks to join his father in this noble profession. Along the way he finds that the core principles his father taught him are no longer embraced by many of his peers. As the world of health care remains in turmoil, Jack and David must each decide whether they can continue to follow... A Surgeon's Heart.
Download or read book Once Upon a Heartbeat written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Children s Heart Surgeon written by Meredith Webber and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top pediatric heart surgeon Alex Attwood gives all his caring to his tiny patients. He's not interested in women...not since the blond stranger he kissed one long–ago night and never found again. So Alex is shocked to meet the new nurse manager of the Children's Cardiac Unit at St. James's Hospital. Annie Talbot has a different name from his mystery woman, and she dyes her hair brown. She also flatly denies ever having met him. But one thing Annie can't hide is her response to his kiss...
Download or read book The Amazing Adventures of the Jolly Heart Squad written by Sandra Kiser and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alfresando befriends an elephant named Ears and a frog named Ribbitable as she takes readers on an adventure with her new friends. During their journey, they learn valuable lessons about friendships, loving and helping others, and being persistent when facing tough decisions. She discovers that her Uncle Emory may have developed early-onset Alzheimer's. It makes her sad, but she is also curious and wants to learn about the disease. Along with her best friends, the three of them begin their discovery to become smarter about Alzheimer's. Ribbitable, the town know-it-all, knows someone who can help. When the friends travel to the tiny Village of Chedderville they meet a retired brain surgeon, Dr. Theodore McMice, who explains to them how the brain works, and how Alzheimer's begins. They also encounter the magical mice of Chedderville upon arrival. In the end, they learn how the disease causes adults, young and old, to lose their memory, and their ability to function on their own. The friends are overwhelmed with information; yet, they are excited about their new discoveries. As they discuss their understanding of the disease and plans to study medicine, they cannot wait to share this knowledge with their family, friends, and the entire world!
Download or read book Hearts of Surgeons and Transplants Miracles and Disasters Along the Cardiac Frontier written by Thomas Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the work and rivalry of two famous cardiac surgeons, Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley of Houston.
Download or read book The Making of a Surgeon written by Norman B. Thomson and published by Keller Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Making of a Surgeon gives the reader an intimate glimpse into the early years of open heart surgery by a pioneer in the field. Norman Thomson applied the twin virtues of intelligence and integrity to overcome a childhood of poverty to become a leading cardiac surgeon. Come along for the journey as he relives the triumphs and tragedies. There are many important, inspiring lessons, not only for those entering the medical profession, but for anyone who aspires to the American dream. The book concludes with personal bios of Norm's wife, Gail, their children and grandchildren and his 100 year old father-in-law, Bumpa.
Download or read book Pig in a Suitcase written by Geoffrey H. Wooler and published by . This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No Crying Allowed written by Christopher J. Knott-Craig MD and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Author of Lend Me a Kiss, The Weird Animal Club, and Bedtime Dinosaur Stories for Kids From the time author Christopher J. Knott-Craig was fourteen years old, he wanted to be a heart surgeon. He had followed Professor Christiaan Barnard's career and first heart transplant in December 1967, and he wanted to be like him and work for him. Knott-Craig started his cardiac surgery training in 1980, and about six months later, his professor suggested he try a different specialty. Undaunted, he begged for a second chance, which the professor reluctantly granted. Through perseverance, hard work, and determination, Knott-Craig became an internationally recognized pediatric cardiac surgeon. In No Crying Allowed, with self-deprecating humor, he shares a collection of essays chronicling the trials and tribulations he experienced on his journey to following his dream to succeed. Chris Knott-Craig has assembled an anthology of essays describing some of the challenges and triumphs he has experienced during his remarkable career as a pediatric heart surgeon. Above all, the takeaway message is the importance of persistence in the face of what often appear to be insurmountable obstacles to a successful career in this daunting field of endeavor. -Richard Jonas MD, President of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
Download or read book Transplant written by William H. Frist and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1990-08-28 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reunited with the Heart Surgeon written by Janice Lynn and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis coming soon.......
Download or read book BEAT OF LIFE written by REINHARD. FRIEDL and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
