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"""Who knew chest surgery could be so entertaining? Cracking Chests: How Thoracic Surgery Got from Rocks to Sticks,"" by Dr. Alex G. Little, could deliver the biggest surprise of any book you read this year...."" -Dan Shearer Green Valley News, Book Reviews 3/26/23"

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Dr. Alex Little has spent his career as an academic general thoracic surgeon. He graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School and trained in surgery both at Hopkins and the University of Chicago. Subsequently, he was a faculty member in Chicago before acting as chair of the Departments of Surgery for the Universities of Nevada and Wright State (Ohio). Dr. Little also served as President of the American College of Chest Physicians.His career overlaps with a time of rapid growth for general thoracic surgery-surgery for the lungs, esophagus, and other chest organs. He has worked with and knew many of the surgeons instrumental in the development of the specialty. As a lifetime teacher of students and residents and practitioner of thoracic surgery, he has the perspective and experience to tell the story of the origins anddevelopment of this specialty.In retirement, he lives in Tucson with his wife, who dazzles him every day.

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