Withpoignantinsightandhumor,FrankVertosickJr.,MD,describessomeofthegreatestchallengesofhiscareer,includingasix-week-oldinfantwithatumorinherbrain,ayoungmanstruckdowninhisprimebyparaplegia,andaministerwitha.22-caliberbulletlodgedinhisskull.ToldthroughintimateportraitsofVertosick’spatientsandunsparingyetfascinatinglydetaileddescriptionsofsurgicalprocedures,WhentheAirHitsYourBrain--theculminationofdecadesspentstrugglingtolearnanunforgivingcraft--illuminatesboththemysteriesofthemindandtherealitiesoftheoperatingroom.
