’His account is masterful… essential reading… likely to remain the standard short work on Scottish medical history.’--
Medical HistoryA new edition of the bestselling history. Written for the general reader, it tells the inspiring but occasionally gruesome story of medicine in Scotland up to the present day—from the early efforts of folk healers and medieval institutions like Soutra Hospital, through to the 19th century when bodysnatching was rife, an age when doctors like Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and James Simpson made Scottish medicine world-famous.
David Hamilton is a distinguished transplant surgeon based in Glasgow. As well as medical works, he is the author of many books on Scottish golf. In his spare time he runs his own Partick Press, publishing books on golf history.
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