Sponsored
Sponsored
Read Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years
Free Edition
Verified Content

Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years

4.17 4,402 ratings 356 reviews
Overview
Dr. Michael J. Collins memoir of his four-year surgical residency at the prestigious Mayo Clinic traces his rise from an eager, but clueless first-year resident to accomplished Chief Resident. Along the way, he faces the reality of suffering and death as he makes decisions that change peoples lives forever. Faced with a boy whose leg is mangled by a tractor, Dr. Collins must decide whether to risk the boys life to save his leg or amputate immediately. A woman diagnosed with bone cancer injures her hip. Should they go through the painful operation of total hip replacement even though she has only months to live? This is a gripping memoir, at times devastating, at others triumphant, but always compulsively readable.
User Avatar User Avatar User Avatar
36,114 currently reading
User Avatar User Avatar User Avatar
152,889 want to read
Sponsored
Sponsored

Book details & editions

ISBN 0312352697
Publisher Independent Publishing
Publication date January 2005
Language English
Pages 412 pages
Sponsored
Sponsored
About the Author
Michael J.          Collins

Michael J. Collins

Follow
Known for writing in a clear, engaging, and easy-to-follow style. The work feels natural and flows smoothly, making it enjoyable from beginning to end.

Ratings & Reviews

5 ★
58%
4 ★
28%
3 ★
10%
2 ★
3%
1 ★
1%
4.17
BlueReads Choice
Sponsored

Write a Review

Community Reviews

Sort by:
Sponsored
Sponsored
Sponsored Content