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Sylvester, Edward Joseph was born on October 10, 1942 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Joseph Junior and Ellen Marian (Hopkins) Sylvester.
(The Healing Blade is a true story. The narrative spans a ...)
The Healing Blade is a true story. The narrative spans a period of years as the author spends hundreds of days and nights following the neurosurgeons and residents at one of the world's leading neurological institutes as they struggle to save lives, to compete in an ever more difficult medical world, and to learn the innermost secrets of the brain.
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(Describes the work of neurosurgeon Robert Spetzler and hi...)
Describes the work of neurosurgeon Robert Spetzler and his colleagues at Barrow Neurological Institute and the cases of eight patients, illustrative of the accomplishments and limitations of modern neurosurgery. By the author of Target: Cancer. 30,000 first printing. Tour.
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science writer journalism educator
Sylvester, Edward Joseph was born on October 10, 1942 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Joseph Junior and Ellen Marian (Hopkins) Sylvester.
AB, Princeton University, 1965. Master of Arts, City College of New York, 1974.
Reporter The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, 1962-1963, The Morning Call, Paterson, New Jersey, 1968-1969, Arizona Star, Tucson, 1976-1978, Los Angeles Times, 1978-1980. Rewriteman The Star Ledger, Newark, 1970-1972. Reporter, editor The Tucson Citizen, 1973-1976.
Professor Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School Journalism, Tempe, since 1980. Corresponding Wall Street Journal, New York City, 1975-1978.
(Describes the work of neurosurgeon Robert Spetzler and hi...)
(The Healing Blade is a true story. The narrative spans a ...)
With United States Army, 1965-1967. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Association Science Writers, Society Professional Journalists, Investigative Reports and Editors, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communications.
Married Ginny Ross Gowanloch, September 6, 1969. Children: Daniel, Kathleen.