Cost of Courage

In his startling memoir, Schneider reveals the underbelly of the medical profession and exposes the deep-rooted power struggle that exists among doctors. A power struggle that can, and sometimes does, put a patient's life in jeopardy. For Schneider, an ethical and compassionate cardiologist, this behavior is simply unacceptable. He practiced medicine with the belief that the patient must "always" and "in all ways" come first. When his colleagues and the hospital administrators allow greed a...