Physician, Rajeev Kurapati, MD
Physician, Rajeev Kurapati, MD
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Physician
How Science Transformed the Art of Medicine

Author: Rajeev Kurapati, MD

Narrator: Braden Wright

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/27/2018


Synopsis

What happened that changed the priest—the revered healer of antiquity—into a person of science? How was the modern doctor made?
Physician is Rajeev Kurapati’s earnest attempt to answer this question and others central to the practice of medicine. For instance, how have the advances of medical technology influenced society’s perception of death? How do physicians balance thinking with feeling when dealing with critically ill patients? How do we meet the needs of patients seeking a personal connection to their doctor in what may seem to be an emotionally deficient medical landscape? Is it possible to overcome some of the compromises we’ve had to make along the way? What is the promise of modern medicine and its limitations? And notably—as medical care becomes more and more digitized and automated, will the medical degree—a universal badge of respectability—continue to hold value?
Dr. Kurapati, a practicing hospital physician, succeeds in gracefully exploring the depths of what it really means to be a doctor—and a patient—at this time in our human history, and his blueprint for building a stronger future of healthcare is an important and valuable one.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hirdesh on April 17, 2018

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Goodreads review by David on January 19, 2019

Dr. Rajeev Kurapati writes an informative and well-researched book about the history of medicine and its place within the larger context of scientific advancement. The result is both a comprehensive and compassionate read that I thoroughly enjoyed. Because medicine is both an art and a science, it la......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on August 31, 2019

Author Dr. Kurapati does a fantastic job of exploring the origins of medicine and the way that the earliest healers were, by virtue of their times, their understandings and their societies, an amalgamation of healer, priest, and philosopher. The mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical were......more

Goodreads review by George Markoe on April 11, 2018

I found Dr. Kurapati's book to be most informative and interesting. Including an extensive history of medical practice from ancient times through the scientific revolution to the present, the author explained how we arrived at our present system of care, which often ignores the patient's humanity in......more

Goodreads review by Cathryn on March 26, 2018

This is a topic that has long intrigued me. I have friends who are "alternative" practitioners. I have, over more than seven decades, been in conversation with far too many physicians. (I believe in continuity of care but have moved too much for that to be possible.) Rarely have I spoken with a physi......more