Healing Children: A Surgeon's Stories from the Frontiers of Pediatric Medicine

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Anyone who has seen a child recover from a deep cut or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their bodies are more resilient and adaptive than adults. And yet children are often treated as an afterthought by the medical establishment and seen by doctors who have little or no pediatric training. In this deeply inspiring memoir Dr. Kurt Newman draws from his long experience as a pediatric surgeon working at one of our nation's top children's hospitals to make the case that children are more than miniature adults. Through the story of his own career and of the brave kids he has treated over the years, he reveals the revolution that is taking place in children's medicine. When he decided to become a pediatric surgeon, the field was in its infancy, struggling for esteem. Now, nearly forty years later, it is at the forefront of exhilarating new discoveries in everything from cancer research to mental health. But few parents know how to access the best care for their children. Dr. Newman wrote Healing Children to help guide parents-not just of sick kids but of all kids.Anyone who has seen a child recover from a deep cut or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their bodies are more resilient and adaptive than adults. And yet children are often treated as an afterthought by the medical establishment and seen by doctors who have little or no pediatric training. In this deeply inspiring memoir Dr. Kurt Newman draws from his long experience as a pediatric surgeon working at one of our nation's top children's hospitals to make the case that children are more than miniature adults. Through the story of his own career and of the brave kids he has treated over the years, he reveals the revolution that is taking place in children's medicine. When he decided to become a pediatric surgeon, the field was in its infancy, struggling for esteem. Now, nearly forty years later, it is at the forefront of exhilarating new discoveries in everything from cancer research to mental health. But few parents know how to access the best care for their children. Dr. Newman wrote Healing Children to help guide parents-not just of sick kids but of all kids.
Kurt Newman, MD, is President and CEO of Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, widely recognized as one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals. Dr. Newman has been a surgeon at Children's National for over 30 years and is professor of surgery and pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine. He helped create the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, dedicated to making children's surgery less invasive and pain free. A strong advocate for the expansion of mental health access for kids, he is actively involved in improving pediatric health nationally through his work on the boards of the Children's Hospital Association and Safe Kids Worldwide. He and his wife Alison are the parents of two college age sons and live in Bethesda.