Description: Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. Thomas H. Lee tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine.
Brief description: Thomas H. Lee is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Network President at Partners HealthCare.
Review Quotes: [Lee] attempts to capture both the life of this remarkable man, now 84, and the explosive scientific progress that fundamentally altered medicine in the second half of the 20th century... [Braunwald] became a leader in medicine's cultural shift toward relying less on experience and more on rigorous science... Lee's book is thoroughly researched and well-written.--Abraham Verghese "Wall Street Journal" (10/25/2013 12:00:00 AM)