9780670032013

Walk on Water

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780670032013

Hardcover|9780670032013


Overview

Michael Ruhlman is fascinated by people at work-especially those in pursuit of perfection. The Soul of a Chefand Wooden Boatshave established him as a deft chronicler of unique cultural microcosms. Now, in Walk on Water, he documents life in the most intense environment yet-a pediatric heart center specializing in neonatal open-heart surgery. The precision needed for such delicate surgery puts "soul-crushing, diamond-making stress" on physicians and nurses every time they operate. The colorful focus of Ruhlman's narrative is the Cleveland Clinic's world-renowned, idiosyncratic Dr. Roger Mee-a virtuoso within a very select surgical specialty and a mine of information on statistics, ethics, and medical politics. A riveting glimpse into the heart and mind of a man in whose hands literally rests a young baby's life on a daily basis, Walk on Waterexplores controversial topics-from questionable referral patterns by cardiologists to physicians who are punished for doing what's best for their patients to physicians who don't do what's best for their patients-and breaks the taboo on subjects not often written about. Walk on Wateris a must for all readers of serious nonfiction that will also have health professionals and the media paying rapt attention.

ISBN-13

9780670032013

ISBN-10

0670032018

Weight

1.50 Pounds

Dimensions

6.48 x 1.21 x 9.56 In

List Price

$24.95

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

352 pages

Publisher

Viking Adult

Published On

2003-04-14



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