Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William

Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted

Now in paperback, the groundbreaking biography of the most influential surgeon in American history.

â€œGerald Imberâ€™s new biography is the first retelling of Halsteadâ€™s story in many decades and a particularly expert and thoughtprovoking narrative makes the intense strangeness of Halsteadâ€™s subsequent career a gripping story.â€

â€”Abigail Zuger, New York Times Science Section

Dr. William Stewart Halstedâ€™s life was fascinating and complex. Halsted, perhaps the most important surgeon America has ever produced, battled a lifelong cocaine addiction and maintained numerous secret relationships while simultaneously devising revolutionary medical innovations. Yet the story of Halstedâ€™s life, one of seemingly irreconcilable extremes, is in many ways the story of modern medicine.

Before Halsted, poorly-trained doctors performed surgery without anesthesia in unsanitary conditions and patients were rarely expected to survive. Halstead transformed the medical practice by inventing local and spinal anesthesia; introducing the use of rubber gloves during surgery; pioneering the use of fine silk thread for sutures; developing techniques for stabilizing blood pressure during surgery; and inventing the radical mastectomy, blood transfusions, and surgical cures for hernias.

Genius on the Edge is an illuminating biography of a complex and troubled man whose brilliance we continue to benefit
from today.
Country USA
Brand Kaplan Publishing
Manufacturer Kaplan Test Prep
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781607148586
ReleaseDate 2011-02-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781607148586

Country	USA
Brand	Kaplan Publishing
Manufacturer	Kaplan Test Prep
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781607148586
ReleaseDate	2011-02-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781607148586

Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted

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