{"product_id":"9781440150654","title":"Behind the Ether Screen: Memoirs of an Anesthesiologist","description":"The surgeons' heads seemed small next to the huge dome-shaped lights. Together heads and lights zoomed in on this sick heart, which looked like a wiggly red ball of flesh. Gloved fingers felt and searched for new possibilities.\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of a sudden there was an undeniable knowing that someday I would be a member of such a team and stand at the head of the patient to guard his or her life . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBold and brilliant, \u003ci\u003eBehind the Ether Screen\u003c\/i\u003e shares the true story of Gabriele F. Roden, a woman whose attempt to break free from a childhood of relentless expectations of performance and perfection, instead ended up choosing a career with similar challenges that resulted in great successes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in post-war Germany, Roden was raised with rigorous discipline and motivation to choose a career based on humanitarian principles that would outlast the demolished, chaotic surroundings of her home. But it was a pivotal move to Ireland in her teens and her enrollment at University College Cork that launched her career in medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer early drive to excel in the specialty of anesthesiology brought her to the United States of America as a young graduate. She completed her internship in Worcester, MA, pursued her anesthesia residency at Yale University, and after a few years in private practice at a community hospital, she returned to academic medicine in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning a career of more than thirty-seven years, Dr. Roden's moving account offers insight into the behind-the-scenes struggles and rewards of her specialty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154740265200,"sku":"9781440150654","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440150654_p0.jpg?v=1763757449","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440150654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}