Title: Genius on the edge
Subtitle: the bizarre story of William Stewart Halsted, the father of modern surgery
Description: Traces the life of the surgeon, who, despite being a ground-breaking father of modern surgery, battled with cocaine and morphine addiction, exhibited eccentric behavior, and lived an unusual lifestyle.
Subjects: Physicians, Surgeons, History, 19th Century, General Surgery, History, 20th Century, Biography, History, Biographies as Topic
Places: United States
People: William Halsted (1852-1922)