Something Awesome: A Life in Neurosurgery

In this medical memoir, Dr. Friedman recounts the humorous, tragic, and always intense relationships of neurosurgeons to their colleagues and patients. He details what it takes to become a leading neurosurgeon and deal with deadly brain diseases and their devastating complications. He discusses topics such as universal health care, how the mind works, why trigeminal neuralgia is called the "suicide disease," and how we will ultimately cure cancer of the brain. Through his exhilarating and challenging experiences, Dr. Friedman shares his lifelong journey, one that has truly been something awesome.--