Acclaimed neuroscientist and bestselling author, Rahul Jandial, provides an honest account of the valuable lessons we can learn from humanity at it's most vulnerable - patients confronted with their own mortality.
Dr Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD is an American dual-trained neurosurgeon and scientist at City of Hope, a research centre, hospital and postgraduate training faculty in Los Angeles. When he isn't performing surgery he is leading a team of scientists in Jandial Laboratory, named after him and known for its cutting-edge approach to brain surgery and neuroscience. In addition to being a world-class surgeon and scientist, Dr Jandial is the author of ten academic books and over 100 papers, but Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon was his first book for a general audience.
A beautifully written and fearless depiction of both brain surgery
and the mind of a surgeon. Riveting. * Jim Down, author of Life
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A reminder that what makes us stellar physicians and surgeons are
not our skills with our hands and/our knowledge but rather our
empathy and ability to connect with our patients. * Alfredo
Quinones-Hinojosa *
Is this a memoir or a science book? An expose of the shortcoming of
our healthcare system or a paean to the wonders of modern medicine?
The answer is YES, to all those things and more. Jandial takes us
deep into the day-to-day life of his profession as a brain surgeon
while simultaneously taking us even deeper into the inner-workings
of our own biology. It's an unconventional approach, and a bit
disarming at first blush, but pays off in spades. I loved this
book. * James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art *
Most of us say 'it's not brain surgery' when we talk about our
work. But Rahul Jandial's work - and life - is just that. And he
loves both enough to fight for every moment of every life. A
searingly honest, fascinating account of lives and minds
entwined. * Stevie Spring CBE, Chairman of the British Council
and the charity Mind *
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