7 Post Challenge

If I have a blogger hero it has to be Suture for a Living-she single handedly inspired me to pursue my own blog, to understand how to make it work for me, and her blogs are always interesting, informative, well written and linked to others who help make the medial blogosphere worth being a part of.  As usual, she led me to the 7 Post Challenge which I just couldn't resist.

Polish Kebab Anyone???

1. My first post now seems like such a novice effort.
2. The post I enjoyed writing the most allowed me to combine man aspects of storytelling that I most like and tries to demonstrate how I as a woman/person/mother/neurosurgeon deals with the variety of patients I encounter every day.
3. A post which had great discussion...well I have to say I haven't been the most popular but writing about medical malpractice seems to generate the most notice.
4. You can always visit TBTAM for a wonderful mix of food, travel, musings or Toni Brayer, MD for insightful medical thinking.
5. Obviously none of my blogs have been life-changing-but that isn't why I am blogging so I would offer up Exercising Your Brain and Rage Against Golf as ones I think would be helpful if more people read them.
6. Titles? Perhaps I should spend more time thinking about them, I am usually most concerned with getting my thoughts down but I did have fun writing Pop, pop, fizz, fizz when Congress was failing miserably in addressing the Medicare cuts.
7. I wish more had read my blog about JAMA review of Heart of a Lion, Hands of a Woman: What Women Neurosurgeons Do because I am so proud of this book and wish the blog would encourage more people to buy it and discover the amazing talent of this group of women neurosurgeons.

It Doesn't Get any Better

After more than two years of soliciting contributions, writing, editing, re-writing, re-editing and then publishing, I am thrilled to announce that Heart of a Lion, Hands of a Woman: What Women Neurosurgeons Do (Donning Press) got an outstanding review in JAMA. I am including the entire review (it is short, no worries) along with the stunning painting by Dr. K. Ko (who contributed the art to the front of the book as well.
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JAMA Review

Just got word that JAMA will review Heart of a Lion, Hands of a Woman: What Women Neurosurgeons Do.  Since I happen to speak to the neurosurgeon who I believe did the review and he was nothing but filled with praise, I am hoping this helps further launch this exciting book.  The review will apparently feature one of the outstanding paintings by the talented Dr. Kay Ko.  I promise to post link once it appears. Maybe Oprah will find time for the book before she shuts down shop! One can dream.