Allan Hamilton, MD: The Scalpel and the Soul

ALLAN HAMILTON, MD: THE SCALPEL AND THE SOUL      7PM

Allan Hamilton, MD, visits with his book The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope. A Harvard-educated neurosurgeon, Hamilton reveals his experiences, in and out of the operating room, with apparitions, angels, exorcism, after-death survival, and the miracle of hope. He explores how premonition, superstition, hope, and faith not only become factors in how patients feel but can change outcomes. It validates the spiritual manifestations physicians see every day and empowers patients to voice their spiritual needs when they seek medical help. Finally, it addresses the mysterious, attractive powers the soul exerts during life-threatening events. Hamilton has been a guest on NPR, has appeared on the Discovery Channel and Anderson Cooper 360°, and has worked as a consultant for “Grey’s Anatomy.” He attended Harvard Medical School and went on to become chief of neurosurgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. He is currently a professor of neurosurgery and a clinical professor in the departments of Radiation Oncology and Psychology at AHSC.

The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope (Paperback)

By Hamilton, M.D., FACS, Allan J.

$15.95

ISBN-13: 9781585427130
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tarcher, 04/01/2009

A Harvard-educated neurosurgeon reveals his experiences -- in and out of the operating room -- with apparitions, angels, exorcism, after-death survival, and the miracle of hope.

The Scalpel and the Soul explores how premonition, superstition, hope, and faith not only become factors in how patients feel but can change outcomes. It validates the spiritual manifestations physicians see every day and empowers patients to voice their spiritual needs when they seek medical help. Finally, it addresses the mysterious, attractive powers the soul exerts during life-threatening events.

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