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Ira Rutkow

Ira Rutkow

Ira Rutkow

Ira Rutkow is a general surgeon and historian of American medicine. He also holds a doctorate of public health from Johns Hopkins University. Among Dr. Rutkow's books on medical history, his Surgery: An Illustrated History was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Dr. Rutkow's recent works include Bleeding Blue and Gray, a narrative history of Civil War medicine, and James A. Garfield, a political biography and reappraisal of the medical aspects of Garfield's assassination. Dr. Rutkow and his wife divide their time between New York City and their farm in the Hudson Valley.

Seeking the Cure will be released on April 13, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 13, 2010
Seeking the Cure is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 13, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Seeking the Cure
Apr 03, 2010