Monologues of a pediatric surgeon
By: Alberto Peña
Publisher: A. Peña
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780984643226; 9780984643219; 9780984643202
Subjects: Pediatricians; Pediatric surgeons; Pédiatres; Chirurgiens pédiatres; HEALTH & FITNESS; Children's Health; MEDICAL; Pediatrics; Surgery; Colon & Rectal
Description: ?Monologues of a Pediatric Surgeon, is an illuminating account of a preeminent pediatric surgeon?s perseverance and persistence in challenging dogma. The medical student will be moved to switch from medicine to pediatric surgery. The pediatric surgeon will come to appreciate it and he/she too can move beyond the levels of expertise he/she thought possible. The core message of Monologues is to develop your life as an artist creates a work of art. One can learn that it is the sheer joy and the hard work of being a pediatric surgeon that allows one to delve deeper and deeper into that well of creative genius inside all of us. Compassion, empathy, and heart felt concern for the life-long well-being of Dr. Pea?s patient?s leaps off the pages. Early in the book we learn of a very personal point of reference for why the author pursued pediatric surgery and how he strove to be one of the most caring and compassionate surgeons.? ~Dr. Victor Garcia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Editor's Note""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""The Joy Of Being A Pediatric Surgeon""; ""The Ultimate Motivation""; ""Those Who Influenced Me Most""; ""Bitten By The Spider""; ""The Story Of The Posterior Sagittal Approach""; ""The Relationship With Patients And Parents""; ""Power Of Mothers""; ""Power Of Children""; ""Putting Things Into Perspective: The Importance Of Traveling""; ""Two Main Concerns About The New Generation Of Surgeons""; ""The Surgical Team""; ""Charging The Emotional Batteries""; title: ""Distractors""""Being In A Hurry""; ""Common Sense First""; ""Evidence-Based Surgery""; ""Mortality And Morbidity Meetings""; ""A Comprehensive Review""; ""Moral Authority""; ""The Magic Of Creativity And The Power Of An Idea""; ""Ethical Committees""; ""The Future""; ""References""; ""Legends of Figures""; ""Index of Names in Alphabetical Order""; ""Index of Names in Order of Appearance""