"The Stethoscope meets the Scalpel" is the unflinching, exhilarating journey of a young doctor who stumbles into the world of medicine—and learns that saving lives demands far more than skill. From the pioneering drama of the world’s first transplants to the nail-biting night when India’s first double hand transplant was attempted, the book thrusts you into the operating theatre where failure means disgrace and success rewrites history.
But this isn’t just about scalpels and sutures. It’s about the chaos of youth, the absurdities of medical college, the loves and humiliations that shape a life in white coats. It’s about courage—of patients who fight back, of families who give the ultimate gift, and of doctors who dare to attempt the impossible.
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Jimmy Mathew
Dr. Jimmy Mathew is a microsurgeon by profession and a storyteller by passion. Trained in India’s premier medical institutes, he now serves as Professor at a leading medical university—where he stitches together arteries by day and words by night. His scalpel is precise, but his pen is playful. He was part of the surgical team that did India's first hands transplant.
Author of seven books and counting, Dr. Mathew has carved a niche as one of India’s rare science popularizers who can lace rigorous thought with wit. His Facebook and social media posts, followed by thousands of readers, are a heady mix of sharp observation, gentle humour, and the occasional surgical strike at human folly.
When he is not in the operating theatre, you’ll find him at his digital home healthylifehappylife.in —blogging about everything from the frontiers of medicine to the quirks of everyday life. Known equally for his candid honesty and mischievous prose, Dr. Mathew turns complex science into conversations that feel like coffee with an old friend—if that friend happened to be holding a scalpel in one hand and a punchline in the other.
