faresa 's review for:

When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery by Frank T. Vertosick Jr.

5.0

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I started this book with little expectations of what it had to offer. My pleasure of reading it grew more and more as I progressed through it. It is a very well written account of a journey of a neurosurgeon as he progressed from medical school all the way until he was a practicing neurosurgeon. Very interesting indeed, particularly of how many aspects of the practice of medicine, as well as medical training, changed drastically over time. How norms changed, dealing with many conditions changed, and how work hour limits of surgeons-in-training changed as well.