Whipsawed by daily crises and frustrations, Reilly must deal with several daunting challenges simultaneously: the extraordinary patients under his care on the teeming wards of a renowned teaching hospital the life-threatening illnesses of both of his ninety-year-old parents and the tragic memory of a cold case from long ago that haunts him still.Īs Reilly's patients and their families survive close calls, struggle with heartrending decisions, and confront the limits of medicine's power to cure, One Doctor lays bare a fragmented, depersonalized, business-driven health-care system where real caring is hard to find.Įvery day, Reilly sees patients who fall through the cracks and suffer harm because they lack one doctor who knows them well and relentlessly advocates for their best interests.įilled with fascinating characters in New York City and rural New England-people with dark secrets, mysterious illnesses, impossible dreams, and many kinds of courage - One Doctor tells their stories with sensitivity and empathy, reminding us of professional values once held dear by all physicians.īut medicine has changed enormously during Reilly's career, for both better and worse, and One Doctor is a cautionary tale about those changes.

Brendan Reilly takes us to the front lines of medicine today. An epic story told by a unique voice in American medicine, One Doctor describes life-changing experiences in the career of a distinguished physician.

One Doctor by Brendan Reilly