Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician - Rilegato

Jauhar, Sandeep

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ISBN 10: 0374141398 ISBN 13: 9780374141394

Casa editrice: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2014

Riassunto

In his acclaimed memoir Intern, Sandeep Jauhar chronicled the formative years of his residency at a prestigious New York City hospital. Doctored, his New York Times bestselling harrowing follow-up, observes the crisis of American medicine through the eyes of an attending cardiologist.

Hoping for the stability he needs to start a family, Jauhar accepts a position at a massive teaching hospital on the outskirts of Queens. With a decade's worth of elite medical training behind him, he is eager to settle down and reap the rewards of countless sleepless nights. Instead, he is confronted with sobering truths. Doctors' morale is low and getting lower. Blatant cronyism determines patient referrals, corporate ties distort medical decisions, and unnecessary tests are routinely performed in order to generate income. Meanwhile, a single patient in Jauhar's hospital might see fifteen specialists in one stay and still fail to receive a full picture of his actual condition.

Provoked by his unsettling experiences, Jauhar has written an introspective memoir that is also an impassioned plea for reform. With American medicine at a crossroads, Doctored is the important work of a writer unafraid to challenge the establishment and incite controversy.

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Highly engaging and disarmingly candid . . . Dr. Jauhar does a service by describing eloquently the excesses and dysfunctions of patient care and the systemic distortions responsible for them.--The Wall Street Journal. Bold and fascinating . . . [Jauhar] interweaves his personal story as well as anecdotes about his patients into a meticulously researched and painfully honest account of a profession . . . This beautifully written and unsparing memoir puts a human face on the vast, dysfunctional system in which patients and clinicians alike are now entangled.--The Boston Globe Arresting...Dr. Jauhar's book is often moving, especially when he focuses on his patients...this thoughtful telling provides a service in itself. Because the first step toward healing is, of course, getting a good diagnosis.--The New York Times A compelling call for reform.--The New York Daily News. In this searing critique of overtreatment, cronyism and cover-your-ass medical care, a cardiologist confronts the collective malaise infecting the American medical profession as he opens a vein to reveal his own complicity and shattered ideals. Jauhar offers, if not a cure, a prescription for restoring dignity to patient and healer alike.--More Precise, observant...Doctored features many vivid accounts of Jauhar's encounters with patients and colleagues, illustrating the high-stakes ethical and professional decisions physicians face daily. These stories, often deeply personal, bring a human dimension to his sharp critique of a system that makes us bad, makes us make mistakes.--Shelf Awareness. Important reading as we debate health care.--Library Journal. An engaging memoir that probes for the source of the collective malaise that grips [Jauhar's] profession.The Federalist. Sandeep Jauhar's Doctored is a passionate and necessary book that asks difficult questions about the --Various

L'autore

Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, is the director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He is the author of Intern and writes regularly for The New York Times. He lives with his wife and their son and daughter on Long Island.

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• Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0374141398
• ISBN 13: 9780374141394
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 268