The Qi of the Scalpel: Vignettes: Recollections: Ruminations: Discussion a Surgical Career

Frank Seinsheimer III, M.D. is a graduate of Walnut Hills High School, Yale University and Harvard Medical School. He trained in General Surgery at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, in Orthopedic Surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital and in Hand Surgery at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He spent almost 38 years in the private practice of orthopedic surgery and hand surgery in Montgomery County, Maryland. During that time, he and his wife, Lynne, worked in partnership caring for hand surgery patients. He has trained for many years in Martial Arts and holds Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do, Aikido and Jujitsu. He has written three books. One, "Unarmed Defense Against Weapons," is a real-world approach to defense against weapon attacks and multiple person attacks. With approximately 150 pages of text and over 600 photographs, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the subject. He is a keen observer and his second book, "Poetical Commentary," contains his commentary on life, the universe and everything. "The Qi of the Scalpel," details his medical and surgical career with commentary, insights and discussion.