Thanks The early response to my upcoming publication in the River Teeth Journal has been very positive.  Thanks to all who ordered their Spring 2012 copy of the Journal.  If you want to order, you have until March 1, 2012 to pre-order. The journal will be sent directly to yor address. And thanks too, for making it possible to make a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project. A few people have asked if they could make a donation in my name. Yes that's possible. Just follow the Donate Now link at WWP. You can make a donation in honor of a warrior you know personally. It's a great way to thank them for their service. Here's the link. Thanks again. jk

From a chapter in my upcoming book, Soldier Doctor:

Ballistic Maneuvers
"Combat medicine often feels like close quarters contact.  Soldiers’ injuries demand critical attention. Their complex wounds can precipitate sudden complications leading to death. Physicians move almost instantaneously from one patient to another, from one wound to another, always focusing on rapid-fire intervention. Quick invasive procedures become routine. Diagnoses become moot; every patient has an assumed ballistic injury and critical blood loss. Emergency combat medicine contains its own violence of action; it’s more a medical assault than a medical treatment.  Speed is paramount.  I love it. I excel at it. Something in my personality and my genetic makeup aligns itself to the critical demands and the imminent danger of medical emergencies.  The nature of close contact and combat medicine puts me on a mental edge that functions like a “rush.” It provides a level of excitement that seems to fulfill a base craving or a need for danger and thrill and risk. I suspect that without emergency medicine, without the ability to function as a combat physician, I would simply rust from inactivity."

Published It is exciting to be published in the upcoming Spring 2012 edition of the River Teeth Journal. Now begins the work of promotion and getting the work some exposure. I am planning some readings in the Iowa City area after the holidays. I'll post the times and dates when they are available.  Thanks for following my progress. For more information about the journal go to:
http://www.riverteethjournal.com/

Thanks for reading...  JK

Soldier Doctor Blog

Welcome. The blog will host excerpts from my upcoming book, Soldier Doctor, a memoir about my experiences as a combat physician in the Iraq War. The book provides a look into my three tours of duty in Iraq, as well as an exploration into my expriences with injury, stroke, and rehabilitation.

Check out the Book Project page. You can view excerpts from the book and learn how to pre-order a print edition of the River Teeth Journal of Nonfiction where two chapters from Soldier Doctor will be published in the Spring 2012 edition.
JK