{"product_id":"empire-of-the-scalpel-the-history-of-surgery-paperback","title":"Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIra Rutkow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an eminent surgeon and historian comes the \"by turns fascinating and ghastly\" \u003ci\u003e(The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Editors' Choice) story of surgery's development--from the Stone Age to the present day--blending meticulous medical research with vivid storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are not many life events that can be as simultaneously frightening and hopeful as a surgical operation. In America, tens-of-millions of major surgical procedures are performed annually, yet few of us consider the magnitude of these figures because we have such inherent confidence in surgeons. And, despite passionate debates about health care and the media's endless fascination with surgery, most of us have no idea how the first surgeons came to be because the story of surgery has never been fully told. Now, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Scalpel\u003c\/i\u003e elegantly reveals surgery's fascinating evolution from its early roots in ancient Egypt to its refinement in Europe and rise to scientific dominance in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the 16th-century saga of Andreas Vesalius and his crusade to accurately describe human anatomy while appeasing the conservative clergy who clamored for his burning at the stake, to the hard-to-believe story of late-19th century surgeons' apathy to Joseph Lister's innovation of antisepsis and how this indifference led to thousands of unnecessary surgical deaths, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Scalpel\u003c\/i\u003e is both a global history and a uniquely American tale. You'll discover how in the 20th century the US achieved surgical leadership, heralded by Harvard's Joseph Murray and his Nobel Prize-winning, seemingly impossible feat of transplanting a kidney, which ushered in a new era of transplants that continues to make procedures once thought insurmountable into achievable successes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, the list of possible operations is almost infinite--from knee and hip replacement to heart bypass and transplants to fat reduction and rhinoplasty--and \"Rutkow has a raconteur's touch\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) as he draws on his five-decade career to show us how we got here. Comprehensive, authoritative, and captivating, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Scalpel\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a fascinating, well-rendered story of how the once-impossible became a daily reality\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIra Rutkow is a general surgeon and historian of American medicine. He also holds a doctorate of public health from Johns Hopkins University. Among Dr. Rutkow's books are several encyclopedic works on surgical history: \u003ci\u003e Surgery: An Illustrated History\u003c\/i\u003e, named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Surgery: An Illustrated History\u003c\/i\u003e; and a two-volume bibliography, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of three other books, \u003ci\u003eSeeking the Cure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJames A. Garfield\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBleeding Blue and Gray\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Rutkow and his wife divide their time between New York City and a farm in the Hudson Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978544152877,"sku":"9781501163753","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cTR3Z1ZhcHNFVTNLWVpzVkZ3akNvUT09.webp?v=1775805726","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/empire-of-the-scalpel-the-history-of-surgery-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}