Saga of a Neurosurgeon: The Vulture and the Phoenix
Arthur Koestler, the notable twentieth century playwright said, “Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.” Carl Douglass, neurosurgeon turned author, writes with gripping realism about the point in Garven Wilsonhulme, M.D., F.A.C.S’s life when he turns the hopes and aspirations of his family, friends, colleagues, and opponents into illusions. In so doing, […]
Saga of a Neurosurgeon: Academia: The Law of the Jungle
Academia: The Law of the Jungle by Author Carl Douglass, neurosurgeon turned author who writes with such gripping realism, is a novel of a driven man who finally gets to be a surgeon in training and then an academic neurosurgeon on his way to the top of his profession. He watched the fall from glory […]
Saga of a Neurosurgeon: The Long Climb
Garven Wilsonhulme almost gasped as his prospective father-in-law handed him a check for a huge sum. He could not imagine himself in possession of a sum which would answer his every need until he could start making a handsome living as a brain surgeon. He looked at the gloating expression on his adversary’s face–a look […]
Saga of a Neurosurgeon: Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell is a novel of a man’s driven life, one of overarching ambition. Here, Garven Wilsonhulme, would-be neurosurgeon, enters medical school and learns about the grim realities of competing for his place in a class where 50% of the students will be gone by the time of graduation. He makes life-long friends and […]
Saga of a Neurosurgeon: Anything Goes
Saga of a Neurosurgeon is the story of a man’s driven life, one of overarching ambition. The motto of the boy who became Garven Wilsonhulme, M.D., neurosurgeon, might well have been that of Hannibal when he prepared to traverse the Alps to attack the Romans in the Third Punic War. He told his generals of […]
Saga of a Neurosurgeon: The Young Coyote
Saga of a Neurosurgeon is the story of a man’s driven life, one of overarching ambition. The motto of the boy who became Garven Wilsonhulme, M.D., neurosurgeon, might well have been that of Hannibal when he prepared to traverse the Alps to attack the Romans in the Third Punic War. He told his generals of […]