Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
Paul A. Ruggieri M.D.
Jan 2012 · Sold by Penguin
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As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost. He shares the successes, failures, remarkable advances, and camaraderie that make it exciting. He uncovers the truth about the abusive, exhaustive training and the arduous devotion of his old-school education. He explores the twenty-four-hour challenges that come from patients and their loved ones; the ethics of saving the lives of repugnant criminals; the hot-button issues of healthcare, lawsuits, and reimbursements; and the true cost of running a private practice. And he explains the influence of the "white coat code of silence" and why patients may never know what really transpires during surgery. Ultimately, Dr. Ruggieri lays bare an occupation that to most is as mysterious and unfamiliar as it is misunderstood. His account is passionate, illuminating, and often shocking-an eye-opening, never- before-seen look at real life, and death, in the O.R.
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4.6
20 reviews
Faith Moore
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December 16, 2012
Dr. Paul Ruggieri is an amazing man, with amazing bedside manner. He has operated on my husband 2 times within 3 months, he saved his life. He writes about his experiences as a surgeon. He is honest and I would say his books are great. He is a tell it as it is kind of guy! Great book! Great read!
Paz Sundiam
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October 2, 2016
Confessions of a Surgeon. It allows us to understand the surgeons or people in the medical field more after reading this as it tells you situations the way they happened.
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A Google user
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September 26, 2016
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About the author
Paul A. Ruggieri, M.D., is a practicing board-certified general/laparoscopic surgeon who has been operating for over 20 years. Dr. Ruggieri performed his surgical training at the world-renowned Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Hospital, in St. Louis. He then spent three years as an active duty general surgeon in the U.S. Army. Currently, he is former chief of the department of surgery at a large community hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, the very hospital he helped build as an ironworker before attending medical school nearly 30 years ago. Dr. Ruggieri has written several books for patients. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and three stepsons. Visit his website at www.paulruggieri.com.
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