A Surgeon and a Maverick
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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub

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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub

About this book

"[A] remarkable journey."— The Telegraph The incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the odds Veteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in Britain. Although at times he clashed with the medical establishment in London, Yacoub pioneered great advances in heart surgery. He was knighted in 1992, and in 2014, he was awarded the highest honor in the gift of the Queen, the Order of Merit.Written with unprecedented access and drawing on extensive interviews and research, the biography recounts how Yacoub transformed the treatment of children with congenital heart disease. He performed some of the first heart transplants in Britain and the first heart-lung transplants in Europe. At London's Harefield Hospital, he created the greatest heart transplant center in the world. Among his patients are men and women who are still thriving more than thirty-five years after he gave them new hope. This story is also about science, the development of new medical techniques, and a deeper understanding of how the human body works. Today, at an age when most people have long since retired, Yacoub is still pushing the boundaries of scientific understanding and surgical know-how. He is also taking heart surgery to places that until now have had little access to cardiac treatment, developing centers of excellence across Africa, including in Egypt, where his hospital in Aswan has an international reputation, and a new center is rising in Cairo.Yacoub's life is one of triumph and tragedy, success and failure, fierce criticism and high praise—it is also an enthralling journey through the worlds of scientific research and medical politics and ethics at the highest levels.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword Dame Mary Archer
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. Plymouth, Southwest England, 1983
  11. 2. Early Years
  12. 3. Growing Ambitions
  13. 4. The Road Ahead
  14. 5. Lord Brock
  15. 6. Trial by Sherry
  16. 7. The Man Who Dared
  17. 8. New Horizons
  18. 9. So Long, Marianne
  19. 10. The American Way
  20. 11. The France
  21. 12. On the Shoulders of Giants
  22. 13. A Promise Fulfilled
  23. 14. Pushing Boundaries
  24. 15. Magic Hands
  25. 16. The Boy and the Baboon
  26. 17. Legal Aid
  27. 18. Give Them Sunshine
  28. 19. An Unexpected Gift
  29. 20. Enemies at the Gate
  30. 21. The Tide Turns
  31. 22. Through the Lens
  32. 23. Lives Transformed
  33. 24. Meanwhile, at Home . . .
  34. 25. Heart-Lung Transplants
  35. 26. A Question of Ethics
  36. 27. Deliverance
  37. 28. The Triumph of Science
  38. 29. Held to Account
  39. 30. The Domino
  40. 31. Greek Odyssey
  41. 32. Spreading the Word
  42. 33. The Ross Procedure
  43. 34. Signs of Success
  44. 35. Chain of Hope
  45. 36. Dr. Zhivago
  46. 37. The Queen of Hearts
  47. 38. The Generous American
  48. 39. Peer Review
  49. 40. The Reluctant Pensioner
  50. 41. A Kindred Spirit
  51. 42. Into Africa
  52. 43. Good Morning Egypt
  53. 44. The Girl with Two Hearts
  54. 45. Taking the Podium
  55. 46. Pain and Loss
  56. 47. Haile’s Story
  57. 48. Universally Acknowledged
  58. 49. Capital Investment
  59. Epilogue
  60. Sources and Notes
  61. Bibliography
  62. Credits
  63. Index