All That Moves Us
At the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Jay Wellons, MD, MSPH, teaches in the radiology, radiological sciences, pediatrics, plastic surgery, and neurological surgery departments. In addition to serving as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Medical Director of the Surgical Outcomes Center for Kids (SOCKs), which he co-founded, he also holds the Cal Turner Chair. For The New York Times, he has authored opinion pieces.
There are almost no brain surgeries that are not urgent when it comes to children due to tumors, traumas, ruptured vascular abnormalities, and other conditions. Every day presents a challenge and an opportunity to give a new lease on life to a child for whom nothing is yet fully determined and all possibilities still exist. For a pediatric neurosurgeon working in the medical minefield of the brain—in which a single millimeter in every direction governs something that makes us fundamentally human—this is the medical minefield of his or her career.
Dr. Jay Wellons lifts the curtain on the profoundly moving victories, haunting complications, and terrifying near-death experiences that define the life of a pediatric neurosurgeon in All That Moves Us. He vividly captures the high-stakes drama of the operating room with astonishing candor and sincere compassion. All That Moves Us is an unforgettable portrait of the countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern children's hospital, as well as a reflection on the wonder of life as seen from under the white-hot lights of the operating room. The stories include the brave pregnant mother who underwent fetal spinal cord surgery, the young boy who arrived at the hospital close to death after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, the eight-year-old whose shredded nerves were repaired...
Author: Jay Wellons
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/All-That-Moves-Pediatric-Neurosurgeon/dp/0593243366/
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#6 in Neurosurgery (Books)
#30 in Pediatrics (Books)
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