Admissions : Life as a Brain Surgeon

from strandbooks

Admissions is by Henry Marsh, a British neurosurgeon, who is retiring from the NHS, but continues to teach and perform surgery in places like Nepal and the Ukraine. I think neurosurgeons need to be equal parts huge ego and a lot of humility at the mystery of the brain. He has some good insights o...

from dele2451

A highly respected neurosurgeon approaching retirement shares important and candid insights into modern healthcare and discusses the shortcomings of end of life/hospice care in today's hospitals.

from BooksCooksLooks

I did not read Dr. Marsh's first book. Perhaps if I had I would have been better prepared for this book. I will admit it was not what I was expecting. Having personally had two brain surgeries I find the topic of said somewhat interesting. Back when I was learning of my diagnosis and going throug...

from hemlokgang

This is a tough book to read for a couple of reasons. Dr. Marsh seems brutally honest about the work he has done, the mistakes that get made in neurosurgery, the joys and anxieties of being a neurosurgeon, and what it feels like to retire. He practiced in London, Kiev, and Kathmandu. Fascinating,...

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Once again, a highly readable memoir of being a neurosurgeon and also a visiting neurosurgeon in both Nepal and Ukraine. Unflinchingly frank and honest, this is a book that deals with marriage breakdown, depression, regret and also ambition and drive. It looks at a great surgeon, a humanist and a...