Playing the Ponies and Other Medical Mysteries Solved
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Playing the Ponies and Other Medical Mysteries Solved by Stuart B Mushlin
In the tradition of Oliver Sacks and House, Dr. Stuart Mushlin portrays cases from the common to the obscure. Along the way, we learn about a physician from the start of his career to its peak, learning, helping, and sometimes failing.
"Puzzling patients, detective work, and a dedicated doctor nicely packaged in one small, fascinating volume" * Booklist *
"Captivating vignettes from a master clinician, illuminating the profound intellectual and emotional dimensions of medicine, it's demands and its joys. Medical professionals and the public at large will delight in these tales." -- Jerome E. Groopman, M.D. * author of How Doctors Think *
"This lovely patient-centered memoir combines the best of the medical problem-solving of Berton Roueche with the human warmth and wryly benevolent amusement of James Herriot. It will be enjoyed by students, residents, and physicians who want to remind themselves of the ideals that brought them to medicine." -- Daniel M. Goodenberger, M.D., MACP * Chief of Medicine, St Louis VA Medical Center *
"An articulate, authoritative, and fascinating guided tour through the joys and intricacies of the diagnostic process, therapeutic challenges, and human interactions at the core of medical practice with an articulate, compassionate, and accomplished physician." -- Jeremiah A. Barondess, M.D. * President Emeritus, New York Academy of Medicine *
"This book is a fascinating examination of the challenges in the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Mushlin's caring and holistic approach to patients is inspiring. His moving stories will help readers become wiser patients. I highly recommend it." -- Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. * Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School *
"Stuart Mushlin captures eloquently the essential attributes of the complete physician: empathy, patience and open-mindedness matched to curiosity, scientific inquiry and determination to provide the best care possible. The lessons evoked are timeless and formulate a Hippocratic Oath for our times." -- Joseph B. Martin, M.D., PhD * Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Emeritus, and former dean, Harvard Medical School *
"Captivating vignettes from a master clinician, illuminating the profound intellectual and emotional dimensions of medicine, it's demands and its joys. Medical professionals and the public at large will delight in these tales." -- Jerome E. Groopman, M.D. * author of How Doctors Think *
"This lovely patient-centered memoir combines the best of the medical problem-solving of Berton Roueche with the human warmth and wryly benevolent amusement of James Herriot. It will be enjoyed by students, residents, and physicians who want to remind themselves of the ideals that brought them to medicine." -- Daniel M. Goodenberger, M.D., MACP * Chief of Medicine, St Louis VA Medical Center *
"An articulate, authoritative, and fascinating guided tour through the joys and intricacies of the diagnostic process, therapeutic challenges, and human interactions at the core of medical practice with an articulate, compassionate, and accomplished physician." -- Jeremiah A. Barondess, M.D. * President Emeritus, New York Academy of Medicine *
"This book is a fascinating examination of the challenges in the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Mushlin's caring and holistic approach to patients is inspiring. His moving stories will help readers become wiser patients. I highly recommend it." -- Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. * Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School *
"Stuart Mushlin captures eloquently the essential attributes of the complete physician: empathy, patience and open-mindedness matched to curiosity, scientific inquiry and determination to provide the best care possible. The lessons evoked are timeless and formulate a Hippocratic Oath for our times." -- Joseph B. Martin, M.D., PhD * Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Emeritus, and former dean, Harvard Medical School *
STUART B. MUSHLIN, MD, FACP has been a practicing clinician for forty years. He has been voted a “Best Doctor in America” for over twenty years, and has been an assistant program director in the Brigham and Women’s Medical Residency program for the past seventeen years. His diagnostic acumen has been recognized by his title as The Master Clinician in Internal Medicine and Primary Care. He is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813570556 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813570557 |
| Title | Playing the Ponies and Other Medical Mysteries Solved |
| Author | Stuart B Mushlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Year published | 2017-03-23 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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