Med Mal

When the high pressure worlds of law and medicine collide, the results can be life changing. Just beginning his training in surgery, this collision took the author, surgeon Matthew Brackman, completely by surprise. As his career progresses, and the reluctant forays into the legal world become more frequent, and more vicious, he is forced either to adjust his morality, or lose out on the promise of being a surgeon altogether. All this while skyscrapers tumble to the ground in New York,...
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When the high pressure worlds of law and medicine collide, the results can be life changing. Just beginning his training in surgery, this collision took the author, surgeon Matthew Brackman, completely by surprise. As his career progresses, and the reluctant forays into the legal world become more frequent, and more vicious, he is forced either to adjust his morality, or lose out on the promise of being a surgeon altogether. All this while skyscrapers tumble to the ground in New York, and snipers take aim at school children in Maryland. But with a growing family to support, and an unrivaled stubbornness, giving in to personal and professional tragedy is not an option. Med Mal is a riveting true tale which grips the reader from start to finish, as it details the author's attempt to defy the odds to navigate a path through uncharted waters. Actual deposition transcript, courtroom testimony, and perspectives from hospital wards and the operating room allow the reader a privileged look at what really goes on behind the scenes in the realms of medicine and law.