My century : a memoir of war, peace and pioneering in the emergency room / Kristaps Juris Keggi, M.D.

9798846270367

[United States of America :] : [Kristaps Keggi, M.D.], [2022].

©2022

369 pages ; 23 cm

"As a boy in Latvia during World War II, Kristaps Keggi and his family dodged both Soviet Communist and German Nazi invaders, eventually escaping to America. Arriving in New York City, Kristaps proved to be a quick learner, eventually moving on to Yale College, Yale Medical School, and then, in 1965, to the harrowing war in Vietnam, where he was a fast-thinking, common-sense surgeon in the U.S. Army's first MASH unit there. Back in the States, Kristaps and his wife, Julie, built a family together while he embarked on a career as a pioneer and innovator in the field of orthopaedic surgery, especially hip procedures. He became a renowned teacher and mentor to med school students and young doctors, both at home and abroad"--Back cover.

English

October 22, 2022