Walk on Water
The Miracle of Saving Children's Lives
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Pediatric Emergencies, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Human Physiology, Biography & Memoir, Reference
| Author: | Michael Ruhlman | ISBN: | 9781101177341 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | March 30, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Ruhlman |
| ISBN: | 9781101177341 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | March 30, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
Described by one surgeon as “soul-crushing, diamond-making stress,” surgery on congenital heart defects is arguably the most difficult of all surgical specialties. Drawing back the hospital curtain for a unique and captivating look at the extraordinary skill and dangerous politics of critical surgery in a pediatric heart center, Michael Ruhlman focuses on the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, where a team of medical specialists—led by idiosyncratic virtuoso Dr. Roger Mee—work on the edge of disaster on a daily basis. Walk on Water offers a rare and dramatic glimpse into a world where the health of innocent children and the hopes of white-knuckled families rest in the hands of all-too-human doctors.
Described by one surgeon as “soul-crushing, diamond-making stress,” surgery on congenital heart defects is arguably the most difficult of all surgical specialties. Drawing back the hospital curtain for a unique and captivating look at the extraordinary skill and dangerous politics of critical surgery in a pediatric heart center, Michael Ruhlman focuses on the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, where a team of medical specialists—led by idiosyncratic virtuoso Dr. Roger Mee—work on the edge of disaster on a daily basis. Walk on Water offers a rare and dramatic glimpse into a world where the health of innocent children and the hopes of white-knuckled families rest in the hands of all-too-human doctors.
