Additional information
| Weight | 522 g |
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| Dimensions | 230 × 150 × 13 mm |
| ISBN | 9781925877274 |
| Format | |
| Imprint | Boolarong Biographies |
| Page extent | 288 |
| Publication Year | 2019 |
| Subject | Biography & Autobiography |
Making and Leaving a Mark
$32.99
Russell Strong
Professor Russell Strong is a world-renowned surgeon who specialised in liver surgery; his groundbreaking work saving thousands of lives and placing the Liver Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital at the forefront of world practice.
In addition to his personal achievements and enduring marriage with Judith, Russell’s ensuing professional accolades include performing the first successful liver transplant in Australia, pioneering several liver transplant techniques and the establishment of the world leading Queensland Liver Transplant Unit in Brisbane, and performing the first successful living donor liver transplant in the world, from a mother to her son in 1989.
He was honoured by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth with a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1987 and received Australia’s highest honour, the AC, in 2001. In the same year he received the prestigious Centennial Prize of the International Society of Surgery in Brussels and subsequently received many international awards including an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2002 and an Honorary Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons in 2008 and was Knighted by the King of Malaysia in 2010 for his work in surgical education, endowing him with the official title, Professor Datuk Dr Russell Strong.
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Memoirs need to deliver more than an entertaining description of the view of the various points in a person’s life. A good one describes the motivations and aspirations as well as the character of the subject, while an outstanding one inspires the reader to learn more from their own lives and to develop courage in meeting the challenges that they face. Russell Strong’s narrative of his journey from boyhood in rural NSW to standing on the world stage as a pioneer in liver surgery, gives us all of that. This is a how-to manual in facing down difficulty and doing the right thing for its own sake with humility and a strong sense of humour.
Professor Jonathan Fawcett
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This is the story of a boy who came from a small country town, went on to become a living legend in the field of surgery which had a significant impact in Australia and internationally. The book clearly outlines the controversy and objections to him commencing liver transplants in Australia, mostly by the medical fraternity, but also others. For those of us who had the privilege to be trained by him, he was the “Captain-Coach”, a mentor and a role model. His dedication to his patients was inspirational. History will show the important influence of Russell Strong, exemplified in the text, wherein he “shifted a rock and allowed a path to roll out”. When readers finish this book, they will agree he has certainly left a legacy and indeed made and left a mark.
Professor Mark Smithers AM