Regardless, this was an excellent book and I've recommended it to several people and hope I get to meet Professor Westaby in the coming years as I'm now keeping my out for him at TedX lectures and the like. An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession’s most eminent figures.

The Knife’s Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

Both sides of the Edge have a sheer vertical drop with tons of exposure. Many climbers will just grab the top of the ridge and smear their feet below, but even that is a little sketchy: if you miss a hold, you’re looking at a good 2,000 foot drop! As a library, NLM provides access to scientific literature. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, Coming from a lower socioeconomic strata he struggled to mix with public school students and played a lot of games to fit in. It was an injury to his head during one such game that his frontal lobe got damaged and all his inhibitions went away making him bold, daring, aggressive-- all traits required for a good surgeon. This is a remarkable story of a good outcome of a bad accident.Manual Dexterity, ambidexterity, and ability to draw (These three qualities are the ones which the author believes that made him a great Cardiac Surgeon as he calls himself as 'never been a straight-A student') A full-frontal and thrilling portrayal. Each story in this fascinating book brings a new nail-biting surgical adventure... A gifted surgeon, Westaby is also a natural writer... Fragile Lives succeeds on many levels: political battle cry, chronicle of bloody feats, history of modern cardiology, tribute to patients and paean to surgery.’– Daily Telegraph This books give me insights on how it will be once you graduated medical school. What to expect from the hospital and managements , the empathy towards families waiting for their child's surgery , the drama in between and everything happened inside the hospital. English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Vietnamese

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It's interesting that people who are both passionate and good at their jobs in all stages of their careers feel forced out of the NHS. Reply Be Prepared! That's the Message to Hikers Bagging 14ers as a Fourth Person This Year Dies on a Colorado Peak - SnowBrains atAutobiography of only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats" Connecting the Helon Taylor Trail to the Knife Edge Trail, Pamola Peak is a great spot for taking a break on a nice day. For heart surgeons, the inevitable cost of failure is death and in The Knife’s Edge, Westaby reflects on the unique mindset of those who are drawn to this exhilarating and often tragic profession. We discover the pioneers who grasped opportunities and took chances to drive innovation and save lives. Often difficult, uninhibited and fearless, theirs is a field constantly threatened by the risk of public failure. Reply Top 10 Mountaineering Blog Posts of 2013 | Climbing, Hiking, Mountaineering | In Ice Axe We Trust at Raw and moving... the writing is thrilling. Fragile Lives is a frank and absorbing memoir by a man who has done about as much good to his fellow human beings as it is possible to do in one lifetime.’– The Times, Book of the Week