Kamis, 11 November 2010

Genius on the Edge

Genius on the Edge
Author: Gerald Imber
Edition: 1
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B003YFJ5PY

A major new biography of the doctor who invented modern surgery. Download Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William Stewart Halsted from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Brilliant, driven, but haunted by demons, William Stewart Halsted took surgery from a horrific, dangerous practice to what we now know as a lifesaving art. Halsted was born to wealth and privilege in New York City in the mid-1800s. He attended the finest schools, but he was a mediocre student. His academic interests blossomed at medical school and he quickly became a celebrated surgeon. Experimenting with cocaine as a local anesthetic, he became addicted. He was hospitalized and treated with morphine to control his craving for cocaine. For the remaining 40 years of his life he was addicted to both drugs. Halsted resurrected his career at Johns Hopkins, where he be Search and find a lot of medical books in many category availabe for free download. Genius on the Edge medical books pdf for free. Brilliant, driven, but haunted by demons, William Stewart Halsted took surgery from a horrific, dangerous practice to what we now know as a lifesaving art. Halsted was born to wealth and privilege in New York City in the mid-1800s. He attended the finest schools, but he was a mediocre student. His academic interests blossomed at medical school and he quickly became a celebrated surgeon Halsted resurrected his career at Johns Hopkins, where he be



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