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The Knife’s Edge

The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

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Buch | Hardcover
336 Seiten
2019
Mudlark (Verlag)
978-0-00-828577-7 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
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A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019




An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession’s most eminent figures.



Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently associated with psychopathy. His thirty-five-year career has been characterised by fearlessness and ruthless ambition; leaving empathy at the hospital door as thousands of patients put their lives in his hands.


For heart surgeons, the inevitable cost of failure is death and in The Knife’s Edge, Westaby reflects on the unique mindset of those who are drawn to this exhilarating and often tragic profession. We discover the pioneers who grasped opportunities and took chances to drive innovation and save lives. Often difficult, uninhibited and fearless, theirs is a field constantly threatened by the risk of public failure.


Like those before him, Westaby refuses to draw the line in his search of a lifetime solution to problems of the heart. His determination is unerring – a steadfastness underpinned by his unusual mind. But as we glimpse into the future of cardiac surgery, for all its remarkable scientific advancement, one question remains: within the confines of socialised medical healthcare systems, how can heart surgeons – individuals often hardwired with avoidance of self-doubt, a penchant for glory and a flagrant disregard for authority – truly flourish?

Steve Westaby is a celebrated world-famous heart surgeon who is renowned for being the first surgeon in history to fit a patient with a new type of artificial heart. During his 35 year career as a surgeon he worked at several of the UK’s top hospitals and performed over 11,000 heart operations. He won The Midlander of the Year Award (2002) and a Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement (2004). In 2004 Steve Westaby was featured in the BBC documentary Your Life in Their Hands which is a long-running series on the subject of surgery.

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 141 x 222 mm
Gewicht 440 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie Herz- / Thorax- / Gefäßchirurgie
ISBN-10 0-00-828577-2 / 0008285772
ISBN-13 978-0-00-828577-7 / 9780008285777
Zustand Neuware
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