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Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted
Genius on the Edge The Bizarre Double Life of Dr William Stewart Halsted
Author: Gerald Imber
A major new biography of the doctor who invented modern surgery. Brilliant, driven, but haunted by demons, William Stewart Halsted took surgery from a horrific, dangerous practice to what we now know as a lifesaving art. Halsted was born to wealth and privilege in New York City in the mid-1800s. He attended the finest schools, but he was a med...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781607146278
ISBN-10: 1607146274
Publication Date: 2/2/2010
Pages: 412
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Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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