THE GODS OF MOUNT AESCULAPIUS is an epic novel inspired by some of the greatest physicians in history and dealing with the most important issues facing modern medicine. The main setting is the Benjamin Franklin Medical Center where many famous specialists-Nobel laureates, Lasker Award winners, authors of well-known textbooks, innovators and pioneers in their fields-practice, teach and conduct research. But much as with the gods on Mount Olympus, all is not idyllic and harmonious among these legendary figures in this mythic ...
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THE GODS OF MOUNT AESCULAPIUS is an epic novel inspired by some of the greatest physicians in history and dealing with the most important issues facing modern medicine. The main setting is the Benjamin Franklin Medical Center where many famous specialists-Nobel laureates, Lasker Award winners, authors of well-known textbooks, innovators and pioneers in their fields-practice, teach and conduct research. But much as with the gods on Mount Olympus, all is not idyllic and harmonious among these legendary figures in this mythic institution. Egos clash. Affairs flourish. Ambitions collide. Schemes hatch. Central to all these happenings, Phillip Machaon Coffin, the revered and beloved Dean of the medical school, engages in a nasty power struggle with Nick Ware, his Chairman of Surgery, who wants to overthrow him. When their confrontation erupts in the open, other key faculty members scramble to take sides. The surprising fallout from their climactic showdown will profoundly alter the lives and careers of all participants in this drama.
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