surgeons

Presents a short biography of the surgeon Charles Drew.

A discussion of the life and work of surgeon Daniel Hale Williams, covering his upbringing, study at the Chicago Medical College, and more, with illustrations and photographs.

Dr. Kenzo Tenma risks his life to track down a brutal serial killer, who turns out to be a patient whose life he saved more than nine years earlier and who now has sinister government connections.

Presents an illustrated introduction to Charles Drew, the twentieth-century African-American surgeon whose research in the field of blood transfusions led to improved ways to store donated blood.

Tenma, in searching for information about the 511 Kinderheim orphanage, and Johan's twin sister Anna, who wants to stop her brother herself, are both led by their investigations to a powerful neo-Nazi organization that conspires to establish Johan as their new superleader.

Dr. Kenzo Tenma focuses on the infamous experimental orphange in East Berlin in his search for the killers of a string of murders for which he is the prime suspect.

Inspiring figures featured throughout emphasize the hard work and perseverance of some of medicine's most brilliant and determined figures, such as revolutionary ophthalmologist Patricia Bath and physician Kumar Bahuleyan.

"... follows pioneering heart surgeon O. H. "Bud" Frazier and his partner, Dr. Billy Cohn, in Frazier's lifelong effort to develop, perfect, and successfully implant an artificial heart in patients whose hearts are failing" -- Provided by publisher.

Presents an account of the author's life as a surgeon, both in emergency rooms and in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.