How Your Surgeon Feels

About the Book

In the vast array and vitriol of our National Health debate , the doctor’s voice , especially that of the surgeon , is rarely solicited , and seldom heard . It is mostly the clamor of patients you hear or the rancor of politicians . This compendium of lifetime essays will restitute an imbalance that is long overdue .

The collection speaks to how a practicing surgeon really feels about the vital medical issues of our day , and what needs to be done to improve his life’s work and his dedicated care for his patients . American medicine is at a desperate crossroads where the qualitative health of ourselves and our beloved country have arrived at critical mass . Herewith a rare insider’s insights , with unadulterated answers . …….

About the Author

James C. Neely , M. D. is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco . He is a published author and poet . He is retired and lives with his wife Patti in Napa , California . He is the father of five children , and grandfather of three girls .