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.
Product details
- Paperback | 352 pages
- 137.16 x 210.82 x 22.86mm | 317.51g
- 30 Mar 2004
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Penguin USA
- New York, NY, United States
- English
- Reprint
- 0142004111
- 9780142004111
- 198,712
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