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Do No HarmMarsh, Henry, Henry Marsh

Do No Harm

Marsh, Henry, Henry Marsh
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8 editions · 2 languages
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In neurosurgery, more than in any other branch of medicine, the doctor's oath to "do no harm" holds a bitter irony. Operations on the brain carry grave risks. Every day, leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh must make agonizing decisions, often in the face of great urgency and uncertainty. If you believe that brain surgery is a precise and exquisite craft, practiced by calm and detached doctors, this gripping, brutally honest account will make you think again. With astonishing compassion and candor, Marsh reveals the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters,…

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8 editions · 2 languages
  • Audiobook · English · 2015
    HighBridge Audio · 9781622317431
  • Hardcover · English · 2015
    Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery
    Thomas Dunne Books · 9781250065810
  • Paperback · English · 2014
    imusti · 278 pages · 9781780225920
  • Hardcover · English · 2014
    W&N · 9780297869870
  • Ebook · English · 2014
    Weidenfeld and Nicolson · 9780297869887
  • Other · English · 2016
    Picador · 320 pages · 9781250090133
Nervous systemNeurosurgeonsAnecdotesNeurosurgeryPhysician and patientSurgeryPhysician-Patient RelationsPersonal Narratives