The Prince at the Ruined Tower

Dr. Michael D. Lockshin, Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics-Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Director of the Barbara Volcker Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery, explores issues of contemporary medical practice--what to do when diagnoses are uncertain? How should and how do patients, doctors, insurers, and administrators respond? How do they balance short- and long-term goals? The Prince at the Ruined Tower suggests answers for these questions.

Dr. Lockshin, a pioneer in solving medical and personal issues of patients with chronic illnesses, is known for his research on autoimmune diseases, particularly those that affect mostly women, including pregnancy-related problems of these illnesses.