Dr Matt Morgan is a British intensive care doctor. His open letter addressed to patients during the 2020 COVID pandemic has been read by over half a million people worldwide and viewed by over two million times after featuring on the Channel 4 news. His articles have featured in the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Sunday Mirror and Huffington Post. A regular writer for the internationally acclaimed British Medical Journal, his article 'A letter from the ICU' is one of their most popular ever opinion article, read by over 130,000 people in 2020. His first book, Critical, has been translated into four languages. He lives in Cardiff with his family, enjoys long dog walks, photography, cold beer and even colder ice cream.
'Matt Morgan is an engaging, honest and perceptive doctor who has
managed to pack an awful lot into his career. This book promises to
offer a real insight into an area of life and death medicine that
many of us will have seen dramatised on television.’
*Dr Michael Mosley, bestselling author of The Fast Diet, The 8-Week
Blood Sugar Diet and The Clever Guts Diet*
'Matt Morgan writes beautifully and movingly about the edges of
life. Through vivid encounters and pitch-perfect insights, he
shines a light on the human experience at the frontiers of
healthcare.'
*Ganesh Suntharalingam, President, Intensive Care Society*
‘A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and
loss.'
*Adam Kay, author of the best-selling book This is Going to Hurt:
Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor*
‘I loved it. So carefully written and obviously as a doctor, I
could totally get behind the stories of Gram and the origin of
ICU, but the patients…just so touching. I love the exploration of
what it means to survive, at what cost and so on. A lovely
book.’
*Dr Nikki Stamp FRACS, Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon and
author of Can You Die of a Broken Heart? A Heart Surgeon's Insight
Into What Makes Us Tick*
‘A gripping realism of life in intensive care that reminds us how
fragile is life. Written with humility and insight this is an
intriguing glimpse into a world of life-saving decisions. It
is life affirming and hugely reassuring.’
*Professor Dame Sue Black, author of All That Remains: A Life in
Death*
‘This book is marvellous: buy it, share it, recommend it....We are
fortunate to have dedicated, caring and humble folks such as
Doc Morgan on the Critical Care front line. We are even better off
when a writer can capture all that this exciting, mad,
glorious and even exasperating job means. If you work in
healthcare, know somebody that does, or simply inhabit a body
then this book is for you: in fact it's critical.’
*Peter Brindley MD FRCP Can FRCP Edin FRCP Lond, Professor of
Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Medical Ethics, University
of Alberta*
'Compassionate and moving… Morgan provides a rich array of stories
and characters. Alongside the cases studies, he details the
development of the medical practices and technology – from the iron
lung to ultrasound – that have helped make such life-saving
procedures possible.'
*The Observer*
‘An illuminating, compassionate insight into the fascinating world
of intensive care.’
*Leah Hazzard, author of Hard Pushed*
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
