Scribe with a Scalpel

<p>‘Scribe With A Scalpel’ is the biography of an Australian surgeon who practised in Sydney for<br />41 years (1961-2001). It is diarised in chronological sequence  and includes memoirsreflections                                                                                                                                                                                    <br />achievements and disappointments.Aspects of family life are detailed. The book refers to some <br />aspects of the training of surgeons in Australia and the United Kingdom. Initially practising as a <br />general surgeon Dr Killingback became the first surgeon in Australia to practice exclusively as a <br />colorectal surgeona professional move that was not  greeted with enthusiasm by most general <br />surgeons. The book illustrates the development of colorectal surgery as a specialty in Australia and <br />includes the authors contributions to Australian and international colorectal meetings.The book  <br />includes 225 illustrations.</p>