White Witchdoctor, by John A. Hunt, published by Durban House Publishing, 2003
This book is about the author's 16 years as surgeon at Baragwanath Hospital during 1960-1976. This is the real ER, where doctors and nurses deal with life and death situations, often under extreme stress. The book opens with the story of a surgery in which the author brings back to life a patient who has been stabbed in the heart. A wide range of surgical cases is covered, with more than 2,000 trauma cases a month. Dr. John A. Hunt began his medical career at Baragwanath Hospital and left South Africa in 1978. He lives in West Virginia, USA, with his wife, Anne.
