My Favorite Medical Books for Leisure

These are some of my favorite medicine related books to read for leisure. A lot of Atul Gawande…okay it’s mostly Atul Gawande. But also a biography of cancer, what happens when a young doctor is diagnosed with cancer, and a little bit of philosophy. Great finds for anyone in or outside of the medical field alike.

 

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Being Mortal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect ScienceComplications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

Checklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance
Better

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Breath Becomes Air

breath becomes air

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Emperor of maladies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart Matters: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon

Heart Matters

 

 

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking fast and slow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Doctors Think

How Doctors Think

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are some of your favorite medicine related books to read for leisure?

6 Replies to “My Favorite Medical Books for Leisure”

  1. Others to look at include Gut, The Gene and Dueling Neurosurgeons. Think you will enjoy as well. Jeff Mendelsohn

  2. Do No Harm by Dr. Henry Marsh is probably one of my favorite books, period, but that’s probably biased coming from an aspiring neurosurgeon. 1000 Naked Strangers and Lights and Sirens are really good books written from the pre-hospital setting as well.

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