A Dream Surpassing Every Impasse: Becoming a Doctor Against All Odds: As an Austrian Jew, On the Eve of World War II, A Memoir [Paperback]

Hans Herlinger with Laurel Marshfield (Author)

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Publication Date: December 28, 2005

This candid and intimate memoir -- filled with charming photographs from the 1930s, and onwards up to the present day -- tells the story of the adventurous and triumphant life of world-renowned radiologist, Hans Herlinger.

Dr. Herlinger, born in Au

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This candid and intimate memoir by the world-renowned University of Pennsylvania radiologist, Hans Herlinger, begins with the story of how he survived the harrowing years of World War II. Exiled from his native Austria when the Nazis came to power, Herlinger was arrested in Malta and held by the British in Middle Eastern and African internment camps. What sustained him throughout the war years was his dream of becoming a doctor. Even as many members of his family died in concentration camps, this dream guided him magically out of harm's way. The world is far richer because it did.

Hans Herlinger practiced medicine and conducted medical research on several continents before becoming chairman of radiology at St. James's University Hospital in Leeds, England. His reputation as both a physician and research physician led to fame in medical circles throughout Europe -- before he flew to the United States and joined the radiology department of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Herlinger made his most important contributions to medicine during his quarter century at Penn, and was awarded the Cannon Medal, the highest honor in his field.

Laurel Marshfield assists authors in writing their books (BlueHorizonCommunications.com), whether memoirs, nonfiction, or fiction.

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Hans Herlinger practiced medicine and conducted medical research on several continents before becoming chairman of radiology at St. James's University Hospital in Leeds, England. His reputation as both a physician and research physician led to fame in me

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris (December 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142570025X
• ISBN-13: 978-1425700256
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,281,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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