Scribe with a Scalpel

From Merrylands to MacQuarie St.

By: Mark Killingback

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Paperback | 27 June 2017

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476 Pages

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27.94 x 21.59 x 3.15

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‘Scribe With A Scalpel’ is the biography of an Australian surgeon who practised in Sydney for
41 years (1961-2001). It is diarised in chronological sequence and includes memoirs,reflections,
achievements and disappointments.Aspects of family life are detailed. The book refers to some
aspects of the training of surgeons in Australia and the United Kingdom. Initially practising as a
general surgeon Dr Killingback became the first surgeon in Australia to practice exclusively as a
colorectal surgeon,a professional move that was not greeted with enthusiasm by most general
surgeons. The book illustrates the development of colorectal surgery as a specialty in Australia and
includes the authors contributions to Australian and international colorectal meetings.The book
includes 225 illustrations.

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