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Stone Babies a new novel by David Hellerstein Having just finished training as an infertility specialist, Dr. Jay Sones looks forward to opening a lucrative private practice in Manhattan.  But then his partner Dr. Alli Daniels, is assaulted and left for dead, he is caught up in a vicious malpractice suit, and his world begins to fall apart.  A black comedy about medicine in America today. Excerpt              ORDER Stone Babies TODAY!

Battles of Life and Death essays about becoming a doctor by David Hellerstein, MD 13 award-winning essays about   medical school and residency training, from the pediatrics ward to the burn unit to the emergency room... first published in Esquire, Harper's, Ms., and the North American Review "A forceful and moving human experience." (Medical Tribune) "Beautifully written...powerful...prize-winning writings on medical training (Cleveland Plain Dealer) "Dr. Hellerstein ends by writing with genuine insight and compassion." (New York Times) Excerpt ORDER Battles of Life and Death, Hardcover ORDER Battles of Life and Death, Paperback Loving Touches a novel by David Hellerstein Pete Roth, a young doctor working in a psychiatric hospital, discovers that his former girlfriend has been admitted as a patient there...a black comedy about the conflict between love and work Excerpt ORDER Loving Touches, Hardcover   ORDER Loving Touches, Paperback Excerpt A Family of Doctors by David Hellerstein, MD ORDER A Family of Doctors A history of American medicine as seen through 5 generations of doctors in one American family. From the dust-jacket: In this poignant, deeply moving book, Dr. David Hellerstein traces five generations of American medicine-- from the Civil War to the present day-- as seen through the eyes of his unforgettable family. "Rewarding reading...an artful blend of medical history and family memoir." (Kirkus Reviews) "Remarkable...genuinely moving" (Plain Dealer) "His remarkable family memoir is at once the remembrance of American medicine past and a hopeful sign of its future..." (Gerald Weissmann, MD) "A marvel of family, medical, and personal history interwoven into a seamlesss saga I couldn't tear myself away from." (Sherwin Nuland, MD, author of How We Die) Including.... The Search for Healing... from 1875 to 1939 The Golden Age of Medicine...  from 1941 to 1960 The New Generation... from 1961 to the 1990s Home  |  Psychiatric Practice  |  Research  |  Writing   |  About Dr. Hellerstein   |   Contact us   David Hellerstein, MD,   135 Central Park West #1B, New York, NY 10023 DJHell, © 2003, David Hellerstein