One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine
Language: English
Published by Atria Books, 2013
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- Title
- One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine
- Author
- Reilly M.D., Brendan
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1476726299
- ISBN 13
- 9781476726298
An epic story told by a unique voice in American medicine, One Doctor describes life-changing experiences in the career of a distinguished physician. In riveting first-person prose, Dr. Brendan Reilly takes us to the front lines of medicine today. Whipsawed by daily crises and frustrations, Reilly must deal with several daunting challenges simultaneously: the extraordinary patients under his care on the teeming wards of a renowned teaching hospital; the life-threatening illnesses of both of his ninety-year-old parents; and the tragic memory of a cold case from long ago that haunts him still. As Reilly’s patients and their families survive close calls, struggle with heartrending decisions, and confront the limits of medicine’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 England—people with dark secrets, mysterious illnesses, impossible dreams, and many kinds of courage—One Doctor tells their stories with sensitivity and empathy, reminding us of professional values once held dear by all physicians. But medicine has changed enormously during Reilly’s career, for both better and worse, and One Doctor is a cautionary tale about those changes. It is also a hopeful, inspiring account of medicine’s potential to improve people’s lives, Reilly’s quest to understand the “truth” about doctoring, and a moving testament to the difference one doctor can make.
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"One Doctor contains the essence of all of it: our humanity and nobility - and why we are all entranced by medical dramas of every kind. A stunning book."--Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and
A gripping memoir by a doctors doctor. Reillys career has taken him from inner city hospitals to remoterural practices. He writes movingly about what it is like on the front lines: the mysteries, the frustration and the rewards of his chosen calling. A must read for the general public and any young person contemplating a career in medicine.--Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
Brendan Reilly has written abeautiful book about a forgotten subject what it means for a physician to truly care for a patient. "One Doctor" shows why this matters today more than ever before. --Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers
"One Doctor" is gutsy and heartfelt, a recommended read for anyone interested not only in modern medicine but also one man's professional and personal journey, as instructive as it is inspirational....Reilly's insightful ruminations make for a fascinating read, further strengthened by fast-paced, first-person accounts of challenging cases."--BookBrowse Editor's Choice
"Extraordinary up-close story-telling. Brendan Reilly takes us bedside to witness the dramas and dilemmas of everyday medicine. "One Doctor "is a love story about a man and his lifelong passion for the mysteries and miracles of medicine."--Lisa Sanders, New York Times columnist and author of Every Patient Tells a Story
"Brendan Reilly has written a beautiful book about a forgotten subject - what it means for a physician to truly care for a patient. "One Doctor" shows why this matters today more than ever before."--Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers
A gripping memoir by a doctor s doctor. Reilly s career has taken him from inner city hospitals to remote rural practices. He writes movingly about what it is like on the front lines: the mysteries, the frustration and the rewards of his chosen calling. A must read for the general public and any young person contemplating a career in medicine. --Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone"
One Doctor contains the essence of all of it: our humanity and nobility and why we are all entranced by medical dramas of every kind. A stunning book."--Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and"
Extraordinary up-close story-telling. Brendan Reilly takes us bedside to witness the dramas and dilemmas of everyday medicine. One Doctor is a love story about a man and his lifelong passion for the mysteries and miracles of medicine. --Lisa Sanders, New York Times columnist and author of Every Patient Tells a Story"
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