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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
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Now in paperback, the groundbreaking biography of the most influential surgeon in American history.?Gerald Imber?s new biography is the first retelling of Halstead?s story in many decades and a particularly expert and thoughtprovoking narrative makes the intense strangeness of Halstead?s subsequent career a gripping story.? ?Abi... more »Dr. William Stewart Halsted?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 Halsted?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 benefitfrom today.
Author:
Now in paperback, the groundbreaking biography of the most influential surgeon in American history.?Gerald Imber?s new biography is the first retelling of Halstead?s story in many decades and a particularly expert and thoughtprovoking narrative makes the intense strangeness of Halstead?s subsequent career a gripping story.? ?Abi... more »Dr. William Stewart Halsted?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 Halsted?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 benefitfrom today.
ISBN-13: 9781607148586
ISBN-10: 1607148587
Publication Date: 2/1/2011
Pages: 400
Edition: Original
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ISBN-10: 1607148587
Publication Date: 2/1/2011
Pages: 400
Edition: Original
Rating: ?
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Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 6
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 6
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review
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