One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of

One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine

Told by a unique voice in American medicine, this epic story recounts life-changing experiences in the career of a distinguished physician, and is described by The New York Times as â€œa true service [to history]. Dr. Reilly deserves a resounding bravo for telling it like it is.â€ Malcolm Gladwell agrees: â€œBrendan Reilly has written a beautiful book about a forgotten subjectâ€”what it means for a physician to truly care for a patient.â€

Every review of One Doctor noted its beautiful writing and compelling story, the riveting tension and suspense. â€œRemarkable with heart-pounding pace and dramaâ€ (Publishers Weekly); â€œa gripping, moving memoirâ€ (Abraham Verghese); â€œa terrific readâ€ (The Boston Globe); â€œan astonishingly moving and incredibly personal account of a modern doctorâ€ (The Lancet).

In compelling first-person prose, Dr. Brendan Reilly takes readers to the front lines of medicine today. Whipsawed by daily crises and frustraÂtions, Reilly must deal with several daunting challenges simultaneously. As Reillyâ€™s patients and their families survive close calls, struggle with heartrending decisions, and confront the limits of medicineâ€™s power to cure, One Doctor lays bare a fragmented, depersonalized, business-driven health care system where real caring is hard to find. Every day, Reilly sees patients who fall through the cracks and suffer harm because they lack one doctor who knows them well and relentlessly advocates for their best interests. Filled with fascinating characters in New York City and rural New Englandâ€”people with dark secrets, mysterious illnesses, impossible dreams, and limitless courageâ€”One Doctor tells their stories with sensitivity and empathy, reminding us of professional values once held dear by all physicians.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781476726359
ReleaseDate 2014-11-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476726359

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781476726359
ReleaseDate	2014-11-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476726359

One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine

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