Background
Selzer, Richard Alan was born on June 24, 1928 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Julius Louis and Gertrude (Schneider) Selzer.
(A collection of a dozen short stories, essays, and memoir...)
A collection of a dozen short stories, essays, and memoirs originally published in 1986, and now available in trade paperback. Richard Selzer retired as a surgeon in 1984 to write about his profession. His books include Letters to a Young Doctor, Confessions of a Knife, Mortal Lessons, Rituals of Surgery, and most recent, Raising the Dead.
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(A surgeon at the Yale Medical Center writes of the craft ...)
A surgeon at the Yale Medical Center writes of the craft and practice of the operating room, blending narrative clinical material with dramatic and metaphoric tableaux of the human body.
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( In this collection of nineteen unforgettable essays, Dr...)
In this collection of nineteen unforgettable essays, Dr. Selzer describes unsparingly the surgeon’s art. Both moving and perversely funny, Mortal Lessons is an established classic that considers not only the workings and misworkings of the human body but also the meaning of life and death. With a Preface written by the Author especially for this edition.
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( Highly candid, insightful, and unexpectedly humorous es...)
Highly candid, insightful, and unexpectedly humorous essays on both the brutality and the beauty of the profession in which saving and losing lives is all in a day’s work. A timeless collection by the “best of the writing surgeons” (Chicago Tribune). With a Preface written by the Author especially for this edition.
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( The former surgeon writes of his own near-death experie...)
The former surgeon writes of his own near-death experience after being diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease and lapsing into a coma. The fragility of health and robustness of imagination merge when this seemingly healthy man's legs collapse suddenly beneath him, propelling him into a 23-day coma triggered by Legionnaire's Disease. Here, Selzer relives his illness, allowing the reader a highly personal glimpse into his delirium as he skates the line between life and death. This tale of survival remains unsentimental as Selzer grounds what was surely a terrifying experience in humor, emphasized by use of third person narrative.
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(Merging art and religion with science, these largely auto...)
Merging art and religion with science, these largely autobiographical essays delve deeply into the emotional territory of medicine commonly avoided by other writers. This collection, first published in 1979, utilizes the physical body as a means to explore the human mind and soul. Never hesitant to admit his own frailties, Selzer draws on his experiences as a surgeon with integrity and wit, allowi
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FKY9I6S/?tag=2022091-20
( Merging art and religion with science, these largely a...)
Merging art and religion with science, these largely autobiographical essays delve deeply into the emotional territory of medicine commonly avoided by other writers. This collection, first published in 1979, utilizes the physical body as a means to explore the human mind and soul. Never hesitant to admit his own frailties, Selzer draws on his experiences as a surgeon with integrity and wit, allowing readers a first-hand glimpse into the medical world.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0870136054/?tag=2022091-20
Selzer, Richard Alan was born on June 24, 1928 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Julius Louis and Gertrude (Schneider) Selzer.
Bachelor of Science, Union College, Schenectady, 1948; Doctor of Science honorary, Union College, Schenectady, 1981; Doctor of Medicine Albany Medical College, 1953; D.H.L (honorary), Georgetown University, 1981; D.H.L (honorary), Medical College Pennsylvania D.H.L (honorary), Quinnipiac College.
Assistant professor surgery, Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, since 1961.
(A surgeon at the Yale Medical Center writes of the craft ...)
( Highly candid, insightful, and unexpectedly humorous es...)
(Merging art and religion with science, these largely auto...)
( Merging art and religion with science, these largely a...)
( The former surgeon writes of his own near-death experie...)
(A collection of a dozen short stories, essays, and memoir...)
( In this collection of nineteen unforgettable essays, Dr...)
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Served to captain Army of the United States, 1955-1957, PTO.
Married Janet Selzer, February 13, 1955. Children: Jonathan, Lawrence, Gretchen.