Toledo-Pereyra Luis H
Borgess Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
J Invest Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec;20(6):319-23. doi: 10.1080/08941930701772108.
Richard Selzer (b.1928) is one of the most prominent American surgeon-authors alive today. Only Sherwin Nuland (b.1930), from Yale University Medical School as Selzer was, carries the same outstanding virtues of good surgery and excellent writing. Recently, Atul Gawande (b. 1965) has taken a road similar to these two distinguished predecessors. Selzer has produced 14 books of superb scholarship and immense value for the active and committed surgeon. He describes, with unusual grace and wit, different aspects of great interest to the surgeon's life. He includes details of instruments, particularly the surgical knife, approaching this essential and many times lifesaving instrument with unparalleled courage and incredible precision. He also advances with savvy understanding and well-defined knowledge the great character of various organs of the human body. Richard Selzer offers a special perspective on being a surgeon and a writer. He has been on both sides of these professions. He practiced general surgery for many years and has been a writer for three decades at least. Dr. Selzer demonstrates writing skills and surgical knowledge that can be extremely helpful to the student and surgeon alike.
理查德·塞尔泽（生于1928年）是当今在世的最杰出的美国外科医生兼作家之一。只有同样毕业于耶鲁大学医学院的舍温·努兰（生于1930年）具备与塞尔泽相同的优秀外科医术和卓越写作才华。最近，阿图尔·加万德（生于1965年）走上了与这两位杰出前辈相似的道路。塞尔泽创作了14本学术造诣极高、对积极投入的外科医生具有巨大价值的书籍。他以非凡的优雅和智慧，描述了外科医生生活中诸多有趣的方面。他详细介绍了各种器械，尤其是手术刀，以无与伦比的勇气和令人难以置信的精准度来探讨这一至关重要且多次挽救生命的器械。他还凭借敏锐的理解和明确的知识，深入剖析了人体各个器官的特点。理查德·塞尔泽提供了一种关于成为外科医生和作家的独特视角。他身处这两个职业的两端。他从事普通外科工作多年，至少已经当了三十年的作家。塞尔泽医生展示出的写作技巧和外科知识，对学生和外科医生都极其有帮助。
