The story of one man's evolution from naïve and ambitious young intern to world-class neurosurgeon.

With poignant insight and humor, Frank Vertosick Jr., MD, describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain, a young man struck down in his prime by paraplegia, and a minister with a .22-caliber bullet lodged in his skull. Told through intimate portraits of Vertosick's patients and unsparing yet fascinatingly detailed descriptions of surgical procedures, When the Air Hits Your Brain -- the culmination of decades spent struggling to learn an unforgiving craft -- illuminates both the mysteries of the mind and the realities of the operating room.

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• Publication Date: March 17, 2008
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• Print Length: 261 Pages
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