Confessions of a Surgeon, Paul A. Ruggieri, MD
Confessions of a Surgeon, Paul A. Ruggieri, MD
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Confessions of a Surgeon
The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors

Author: Paul A. Ruggieri, MD

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/25/2017

Synopsis

As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost. He shares the successes, failures, remarkable advances, and camaraderie that make it exciting. He uncovers the truth about the abusive, exhaustive training and the arduous devotion of his old-school education. He explores the twenty-four-hour challenges that come from patients and their loved ones; the ethics of saving the lives of repugnant criminals; the hot-button issues of healthcare, lawsuits, and reimbursements; and the true cost of running a private practice. And he explains the influence of the "white coat code of silence" and why patients may never know what really transpires during surgery. Ultimately, Dr. Ruggieri lays bare an occupation that to most is as mysterious and unfamiliar as it is misunderstood. His account is passionate, illuminating, and often shocking—an eye-opening, never-before-seen look at real life, and death, in the O.R.

About Paul A. Ruggieri, MD

Paul A. Ruggieri, MD, is a practicing board-certified general/laparoscopic surgeon who has been operating for over twenty years. Dr. Ruggieri performed his surgical training at the world-renowned Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Hospital, in St. Louis. He then spent three years as an active duty general surgeon in the U.S. Army. Currently, he is former chief of the department of surgery at a large community hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, the very hospital he helped build as an ironworker before attending medical school nearly thirty years ago. Dr. Ruggieri has written several books for patients, including The Cost of Cutting and The Surgery Handbook. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and three stepsons. Visit his website at www.paulruggieri.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erika on March 30, 2013

This book is fantastic, and I'd say it's a must read for everyone. "Confessions of a Surgeon" is entertaining and informative. I watch a lot of Grey's Anatomy, so I thought I knew a little bit about surgery (hahahhahahah not really), but this was a real look into the medical world. Dr. Ruggieri uses......more

Goodreads review by A.M. Flynn-Davis🪐 on April 14, 2024

3.5 🌟......more

Goodreads review by Jeanne on June 30, 2021

Do you know a high school or college student who is considering becoming a surgeon – or for that matter a physician? This book is a good choice for that person who you would like to enter the field wide-eyed. I am not considering medical school. Confessions of a Surgeon did not scare me from medical......more

Goodreads review by Ishmael on March 04, 2012

I don't know quite what to make of this book. It has more polemics and political commentary than I expected, and the author seems to take 3 pages to explain what could be explained in one. The author opens most chapters with a real live example of what the chapter is about, then develops the theme. B......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on November 06, 2019

I have been hunting down and devouring every medical memoir I can find for the past few weeks, and so far, I have loved every one that I've come across. This one, being the memoir of a surgeon, promised to be a favorite. (I am working toward, someday, becoming a surgeon myself). However, I was let do......more

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