OMFS Related Book Suggestions (Not textbooks)

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

Hey everyone,

I'm still a student but interested in OMFS. I recently finished The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome: Fixing Faces: Patient Stories in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by Dr. Morton Goldberg. It's a rather unique book, as I haven't found another book of its kind written by an oral surgeon. It made me think of a book I had read years ago titled Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy (woman who had Ewing's Sarcoma as a child). I included links to them at the end of the post.

I'm curious; have any of you read different books that you feel would be "must reads" for future oral surgeons, like I think these are? I'm looking more of the memoir, autobiography/biography perspectives, whether it be from the surgeon's or patient's. I understand this a pretty niche interest, but if anyone else has any suggestions they're willing to share, I would love to hear so I can add them to my "to-read" list. Wanted to spark a discussion about OMFS/surgery specific books, but suggestions of any books that you guys feel are important are welcomed!

I also highly recommend checking out the two books I mentioned to anyone who thinks they would enjoy spending their downtime reading.

Thanks!

The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome

Autobiography of a Face

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[andrewwww]

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[White_Sponge_Nevus]

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I appreciate the humor. I've already spent my fair share of time with my face in that book, with the CBSE now thankfully over with.

If anyone has suggestions for non-textbooks and non-CBSE review books, I would really appreciate them!

 

[BlackThought]

Not OMFS-related, but still a interesting read: Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery.

 

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

Not OMFS-related, but still a interesting read: Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery.

Thanks man I appreciate it!

 

[avangusva]

The house of god is a good light read for residency.

 

[CarcinomaInSitu]

All the Atul Gawande books are good: Better, Complications, Checklist Manifesto. Hot Lights, Cold Steel is a memoir from and orthopedic surgeon from his time at Mayo - great book and highly entertaining. I'll echo House of God as well.

 

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

All the Atul Gawande books are good: Better, Complications, Checklist Manifesto. Hot Lights, Cold Steel is a memoir from and orthopedic surgeon from his time at Mayo - great book and highly entertaining. I'll echo House of God as well.

Awesome thanks so much

 

[rianomous]

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
I was able to relate a lot from my experience in intern year. It’s a great read.

 

[BluntForceTrauma]

I must say, I love your username OP

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[deleted678432]

Blue collar blue scrubs/ hot lights cold steel are great. If you’re looking for non-science/surgery, Avenue of Spies by Alex Kershaw is great (a story about the French resistance in Nazi-occupied Paris).

 

[Alp15]

I highly recommend Abrahamsas Verghese, he is an infectious disease specialist who writes both non-fiction and fiction books related to medicine. I've read cutting stone and the tennis partner which were great. He also wrote the forward of when breath becomes air

 

[armorshell]

I was awoken from my armorsleep to give you the perfect answer to your question. I hope you're a fan of kitschy irony, because you're about to get both barrels of it straight to your Maxillofacial region when you read: DEADLY PRESCRIPTION. (https://tinyurl.com/Ohmyfreakinstars)

The author is famed OMS and discoverer of BRONJ (though an identical condition, fossy jaw, had been in the medical literature for over a century) Bob Marx, and though the story is fiction, the self-insertion-wish-fulfillment makes Clive Cussler seem subtle and understated. I give it 4\4 wizzies.

For another fun and quick read, try Beat the Reaper. To entice you, at one point a character tears out his own fibula and stabs someone to death with it.

 

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

I was awoken from my armorsleep to give you the perfect answer to your question. I hope you're a fan of kitschy irony, because you're about to get both barrels of it straight to your Maxillofacial region when you read: DEADLY PRESCRIPTION. (https://tinyurl.com/Ohmyfreakinstars)

The author is famed OMS and discoverer of BRONJ (though an identical condition, fossy jaw, had been in the medical literature for over a century) Bob Marx, and though the story is fiction, the self-insertion-wish-fulfillment makes Clive Cussler seem subtle and understated. I give it 4\4 wizzies.

For another fun and quick read, try Beat the Reaper. To entice you, at one point a character tears out his own fibula and stabs someone to death with it.

This is awesome, thanks so much for the suggestions!

 

[desertrat12]

I was awoken from my armorsleep to give you the perfect answer to your question. I hope you're a fan of kitschy irony, because you're about to get both barrels of it straight to your Maxillofacial region when you read: DEADLY PRESCRIPTION. (https://tinyurl.com/Ohmyfreakinstars)

The author is famed OMS and discoverer of BRONJ (though an identical condition, fossy jaw, had been in the medical literature for over a century) Bob Marx, and though the story is fiction, the self-insertion-wish-fulfillment makes Clive Cussler seem subtle and understated. I give it 4\4 wizzies.

For another fun and quick read, try Beat the Reaper. To entice you, at one point a character tears out his own fibula and stabs someone to death with it.

The legend returns

 

[Kazanjian]

Miracle Man of the Western Front Dr. Varaztad H. Kazanjian: Pioneer Plastic Surgeon

The man is considered the father of modern plastic surgery whose training is bolstered by his dental education and OMS training before it was ever called OMS. At age 16, he fled Aremenia from genocide, after both his parents were killed, to Massachusetts and worked at a wire mill. Working at the wire mill would obviously pose useful as he would later introduce intermaxillary wiring method. He went overseas to serve during WW1 reconstructing faces of soldiers. Came back from the war and became professor of Oral Surgery at Harvard, completed medical school at Harvard, headed the combined Plastic Surgery and Eye & Ear Infirmary at MGH, and finally became the FIRST professor of plastic surgery at Harvard.

When Sigmund Freud was suffering with great pain from his oral cancer and high off his mind on cocaine, who does Freud specifically request come from U.S. to Vienna to treat him by currying the favor from Princess Maria of Greece? Dr. Kazanjian, DMD, MD, that's who.

 

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

Miracle Man of the Western Front Dr. Varaztad H. Kazanjian: Pioneer Plastic Surgeon

The man is considered the father of modern plastic surgery whose training is bolstered by his dental education and OMS training before it was ever called OMS. At age 16, he fled Aremenia from genocide, after both his parents were killed, to Massachusetts and worked at a wire mill. Working at the wire mill would obviously pose useful as he would later introduce intermaxillary wiring method. He went overseas to serve during WW1 reconstructing faces of soldiers. Came back from the war and became professor of Oral Surgery at Harvard, completed medical school at Harvard, headed the combined Plastic Surgery and Eye & Ear Infirmary at MGH, and finally became the FIRST professor of plastic surgery at Harvard.

When Sigmund Freud was suffering with great pain from his oral cancer and high off his mind on cocaine, who does Freud specifically request come from U.S. to Vienna to treat him by currying the favor from Princess Maria of Greece? Dr. Kazanjian, DMD, MD, that's who.

Thank you so much! I have heard Dr. Kazanjian referenced many times but did not know about this book. This will be at the top of my list during my (hopeful) interview travelling coming up this year. I really appreciate it!

 

[White_Sponge_Nevus]

Miracle Man of the Western Front Dr. Varaztad H. Kazanjian: Pioneer Plastic Surgeon

The man is considered the father of modern plastic surgery whose training is bolstered by his dental education and OMS training before it was ever called OMS. At age 16, he fled Aremenia from genocide, after both his parents were killed, to Massachusetts and worked at a wire mill. Working at the wire mill would obviously pose useful as he would later introduce intermaxillary wiring method. He went overseas to serve during WW1 reconstructing faces of soldiers. Came back from the war and became professor of Oral Surgery at Harvard, completed medical school at Harvard, headed the combined Plastic Surgery and Eye & Ear Infirmary at MGH, and finally became the FIRST professor of plastic surgery at Harvard.

When Sigmund Freud was suffering with great pain from his oral cancer and high off his mind on cocaine, who does Freud specifically request come from U.S. to Vienna to treat him by currying the favor from Princess Maria of Greece? Dr. Kazanjian, DMD, MD, that's who.

Finally got around to reading that book, and wanted to thank you again for the recommendation. It was fantastic