Second Lives, Second Chances, Donald R Laub, MD
Second Lives, Second Chances, Donald R Laub, MD
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Second Lives, Second Chances
A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation

Author: Donald R Laub, MD

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/02/2019

Synopsis

Through his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Donald Laub changed the lives of thousands of people who had been shunned by society. His influence fostered the development of three key areas in the surgical profession: pioneering and influencing international humanitarian medical missions in the developing world, being at the forefront of gender affirmation surgery for transgender people since 1968, and the education and training of more than fifty plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

His unstinting efforts to surgically correct cleft palates gave new lives to thousands of children in developing countries. As one of the original surgeons to perform gender affirmation surgery, Laub not only continually improved on his methods, but he also became a tireless advocate for the rights of transgender people. His non-profit foundation has sent thousands of multidisciplinary teams to perform transformative and reconstructive surgery in the developing world.

Second Lives, Second Chances is a testament to how the determination of one person can bring others together to make a lasting difference in the world.

About Donald R Laub, MD

Dr. Donald Laub was chief of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine from 1968 to 1980 before entering private practice. Dr. Laub lives in Redwood City, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jill

This very interesting memoir is written by a retired plastic surgeon who spent a lot of his time travelling to developing countries donating his services to do facial repairs to poor people with deformities such as cleft pallets, scarred burn victums etc He also pioneered some of the techniques used......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Engrossing, interesting and fascinating. Donald R Laub is now in his 80s and a retired plastic and reconstructive surgeon. His memoir contains key memorable cases and anecdotes and I found it absolutely fascinating. He's in his 60s at the start of his memoir, performing complex surgeries one minute, a......more

Goodreads review by Sue

Book: Second Lives, Second Chances Author: Dr. Donald R. Laub What it's about: "Through his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Donald Laub changed the lives of thousands of people who had been shunned by society. Dr. Laub's influence fostered the development of three key areas in the sur......more

Goodreads review by K.

Spurred by surviving cancer that had a high mortality rate, Dr. Laub wrote this book to look back on his life and successes in medicine. We get treated to his full life, from birth to going into medical school to the career he built in surgery. His work on facial reconstruction has changed so many l......more

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