Doctor

Dr. Andrew Bomback (Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic USA
20 September 2018

Literary theory; Philosophy: aesthetics; Cultural studies

Series: Object Lessons

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

A 3-year-old asks her physician father about his job, and his inability to provide a succinct and accurate answer inspires a critical look at the profession of modern medicine.

In sorting through how patients, insurance companies, advertising agencies, filmmakers, and comedians misconstrue a doctor’s role, Andrew Bomback, M.D., realizes that even doctors struggle to define their profession. As the author attempts to unravel how much of doctoring is role-playing, artifice, and bluffing, he examines the career of his father, a legendary pediatrician on the verge of retirement, and the health of his infant son, who is suffering from a vague assortment of gastrointestinal symptoms.

At turns serious, comedic, analytical, and confessional, Doctor offers an unflinching look at what it means to be a physician today.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

By: Dr. Andrew Bomback (Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 121mm,
Weight: 164g
ISBN: 9781501338175
ISBN 10: 150133817X
Series: Object Lessons
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 20 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Bomback, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Atlantic, The Kenyon Review, The Millions, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, New Delta Review, Essay Daily, and Hobart.

Reviews for Doctor

Sweetly composed ... As much a tribute to the legacy of his pediatrician father as it is an examination of the healing arts ... Bomback covers a lot of territory in this small volume ... It's a quick and understandable read that offers doorways to many other avenues worthy of deeper exploration. * PopMatters * With intelligence and humor, Andrew Bomback shows how human beings cope with issues of power and vulnerability. Doctor is an insightful read for anyone who's been on either end of the stethoscope. * Amy Fusselman, author of Idiophone (2018) and The Pharmacist's Mate (2001) * A disarming, candid, precise meditation on the inescapable role that 'complication' or 'luck'-otherwise known as 'fate'-plays in the life of any doctor or patient or, indeed, any human. * David Shields, author of The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead (2008) *