The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center

by Charles Morris (Author), Charles Morris (Author)

New
Illustrated
2008
$23.51

Hailed as an astute book of enormous importance (Sherwin Nuland), The Surgeons follows the team at one of the world's premier cardiac surgery and transplant centers. Given unprecedented access, Charles R. Morris recounts in thrilling detail a late-night against-the-clock harvest run to secure a precious transplantable organ, the heartbreaking story of a child's failed transplant, and more. Along the way, Morris reflects on how doctors really think, rising health care costs, and the future of health care in America.

Synopsis

Hailed as an astute book of enormous importance (Sherwin Nuland), The Surgeons follows the team at one of the world's premier cardiac surgery and transplant centers. Given unprecedented access, Charles R. Morris recounts in thrilling detail a late-night against-the-clock harvest run to secure a precious transplantable organ, the heartbreaking story of a child's failed transplant, and more. Along the way, Morris reflects on how doctors really think, rising health care costs, and the future of health care in America.

$23.51

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 336
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 16 Dec 2008
ISBN 10: 0393334007
ISBN 13: 9780393334005

Media Reviews

Morris fully immerses himself, and the reader, in the complexities of health care; what emerge are riveting and clarifying snapshots of the often unfathomable behemoth we call our health care system. -- Pauline W. Chen - New York Times
The drama of surgery conveyed by an eyewitness with the smarts of an American business watcher will appeal to the general public but be of particular pertinence to patients and policymakers. -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Charles R. Morris, the author of The Trillion Dollar Meltdown, The Tycoons, and The Cost of Good Intentions, has written for the New York Times and The Atlantic, among other publications. He lives in New York City.