A Physician Becomes the Patient
He spent a lifetime caring for patients. Then he became one.
About The Book
On
Surgery
What changes when a physician becomes the patient?
In On Surgery: A Physician Becomes the Patient, Scott Farrell, MD draws on more than three decades of medical experience and his own encounters with surgery to explore healthcare from both sides of the operating table. Blending personal stories, professional insight, and candid reflection, he examines surgical decision making, informed consent, trust, communication, and the lessons that changed the way he cared for patients.
ABOUT the author
Scott
Farrell, MD
Scott Farrell, MD has spent a lifetime seeing healthcare from nearly every angle. For more than 33 years, he practiced as an obstetrician gynecologist, caring for patients while also serving in hospital leadership, medical affairs, quality, risk management, and accreditation.
But his perspective changed in a deeply personal way when he experienced healthcare not as the physician, but as the patient. That journey became the inspiration behind On Surgery, where he shares the lessons, humor, vulnerability, and insight that come from understanding medicine on both sides of the relationship.
Video Trailer
What happens when a physician who has spent decades caring for others suddenly experiences medicine from the patient’s side? Watch the official trailer for On Surgery and discover Scott Farrell, MD’s personal journey through surgery…
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A Physician Becomes the Patient
A candid and thought-provoking look at surgery, informed consent, medical judgment, and what changes when a physician experiences healthcare from the patient’s side.
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Insights From Both Sides of Medicine
Thoughts on surgery, patient care, informed consent, and the lessons learned from more than three decades in medicine.
