Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2012
Summary
As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In “Confessions of a Surgeon,” he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost.
He shares the successes, failures, remarkable advances, and camaraderie that make it exciting. He uncovers the truth about the abusive, exhaustive training and the arduous devotion of his old-school e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425245156 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0425245152 |
| Author: | M.D. Paul Ruggieri |
| Publisher: | Berkley Books |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 137mm x 208mm |
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M.D. Paul Ruggieri
Paul A. Ruggieri, M.D., is a practicing board-certified general/laparoscopic surgeon with over 20 years of experience. He completed his surgical training at Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Hospital, in St. Louis. Following his residency, he served for three years as an active duty general surgeon in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Ruggieri is the former chief of the department of surgery at a large community hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts. He has a unique connection to this hospital, as he helped build it as an ironworker before attending medical school nearly 30 years ago.
He is also the author of several books written for patients. Dr. Ruggieri resides in Rhode Island with his wife and three stepsons.
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