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A call to arms to reaffirm the humanity of medicine--for both doctors and patients alike. While not shying away from the high-tech innovations that advance medical science, Roth reminds us that we can't lose sight of the primary focus of medicine: compassionate healing. --Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, Author of What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear A passionate, incisive, fascinating behind-the-scenes expos of today's flawed healthcare, The Me in Medicine reveals how doctors and patients have automatically bought into a 'system' that appears sound and yet disappoints. This is a must-read for doctors and patients alike--and everyone who cares about getting back to the heart of good medicine today. --Alan R. Cohen, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology and Pediatrics Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Me In Medicine offers a rare opportunity to peer into the heart and mind of a neurosurgeon, one who uses both his humanity and his hands to treat patients. You'll finish this remarkable book more optimistic about the future of health care. --Daniel H. Pink Author of WHEN and DRIVE A thoughtful and thought-provoking book...regarding the critical aspects of being a physician: the patient-doctor relationship. Through this lens, Dr. Roth explores the richness and power of this relationship....A beautifully written book...Health professional and patients alike will learn so much. --Bonita Stanton, MD, Dean and Professor of Pediatrics Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University Dr. Roth delivers an intriguing and entertaining review of the complicated flaws present in our current healthcare system. With compelling perspectives from history, philosophy, science and literature, Roth clarifies how we have gotten here, and where we are headed. This is a story about us, physicians and patients, and what we can do together on the ground to transform our most fundamental connections. An interesting and thought-provoking read! --Heilman, MD, Chairman and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Tufts University School of Medicine

Me In Medicine offers a rare opportunity to peer into the heart and mind of a neurosurgeon, one who uses both his humanity and his hands to treat patients. You'll finish this remarkable book more optimistic about the future of health care. --Daniel H. Pink Author of WHEN and DRIVE A call to arms to reaffirm the humanity of medicine--for both doctors and patients alike. While not shying away from the high-tech innovations that advance medical science, Roth reminds us that we can't lose sight of the primary focus of medicine: compassionate healing. --Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, Author of What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear A thoughtful and thought-provoking book...regarding the critical aspects of being a physician: the patient-doctor relationship. Through this lens, Dr. Roth explores the richness and power of this relationship....A beautifully written book...Health professional and patients alike will learn so much. --Bonita Stanton, MD, Dean and Professor of Pediatrics Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University Dr. Roth delivers an intriguing and entertaining review of the complicated flaws present in our current healthcare system. With compelling perspectives from history, philosophy, science and literature, Roth clarifies how we have gotten here, and where we are headed. This is a story about us, physicians and patients, and what we can do together on the ground to transform our most fundamental connections. An interesting and thought-provoking read! --Heilman, MD, Chairman and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Tufts University School of Medicine A passionate, incisive, fascinating behind-the-scenes expos of today's flawed healthcare, The Me in Medicine reveals how doctors and patients have automatically bought into a 'system' that appears sound and yet disappoints. This is a must-read for doctors and patients alike--and everyone who cares about getting back to the heart of good medicine today. --Alan R. Cohen, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology and Pediatrics Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Patrick Roth, M.D.is the Chairman of Neurosurgery at Hackensack University Medical Centre and the director of its neurosurgical residency training program. He has been a perennial recipient of Castle and Connolly ""Top Doctors"" and has been featured in New York Magazine's ""Best Doctors, and New Jersey Magazine's ""Top Doctors"". He has authored numerous articles on the spine and been a contributing author in many neurosurgical publications. An avid athlete and tennis player, he has also competed in triathlons. Dr. Roth's lifelong interest in fitness and diet has shaped his focus on minimally invasive and non-operative solutions to back pain. He authors a blog that focuses on patient empowerment and the art, versus the science, of being a physician.

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