Download or read book Invasion of the Body written by Nicholas L. Tilney and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering organ transplant surgeon narrates in gripping detail the revolutions that have transformed modern surgery, and the turmoil in medical education and health care reform as new capacities to prolong life and restore health run headlong into unsustainable costs. Tilney’s stage is the famous Boston teaching hospital, Brigham and Women's.