Medicine by Design: The Practice and Promise of Biomedical Engineering

A heart that once beat erratically has regained its natural rhythm. A woman paralyzed by an automobile accident is now able to resume her favorite hobby. Physicians using a robotic surgeon named da Vinci perform lifesaving operations. These are some of the feats of biomedical engineering, one of the fastest—moving areas in medicine. In this exhilarating book, award—winning writer Fen Montaigne journeys through this little—known world, sharing the stories of ordinary people who have been tra...