Month: June 2015

Editors: Salim M, Hayek, MD; Binit J. Shah, MD; Mehul J. Desai, MD; and Thomas C. Chelimsky, MD Publisher: Oxford University Press – 429 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani In the past, when patients were found to have pain that was not easily diagnosable or treatable by a single doctor, several specialists got involved in the pain discovery and treatment effort, such as an anesthesiologist, a physical therapist, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a surgeon, and others. That became expensive and oftentimes, medical insurance companies would not cover that expense, denying coverage. As a result, the specialists involved in...

A part of the series: Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Editors: Jeffrey Orringer, MD; Jeffrey S. Dover, MD; and Murad Alam, MD Series Editors: Jeffrey S. Dover, MD; and Murad Alam, MD Publisher: Elsevier – 143 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani In recent decades, the desire to look young has spread widely around the world, especially in developed countries. That desire is not just to have clear, clean, and tight skin, but also to have a body that is in great shape, particularly one with “proper” proportions. In other words, a body that is not out of shape. This...

This book is part of the series: Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Editor: Zoe Diana Draelos, MD; Associate Editor: Murad Alam, MD Series Editor:  Jeffrey S. Dover, MD Publisher: Elsevier – 221 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This compact, handy, useful book has been developed for dermatologists to understand how to use a relatively new category of products known as cosmeceuticals to alleviate skin ailments and diseases. The editors write that these products have become an increasingly important part of therapy in recent years. This book, as part of the above-mentioned series, is one of 15 distinct volumes that...

Series Editors: Kevin O. Leslie, MD; and Mark R. Wick, MD Editors: Andrea T. Deyrup, MD, PhD; and Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD Publisher: Elsevier – 344 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book uses the pattern-based approach to diagnosis of orthopedic disease. Sixteen distinct patterns are summarized and briefly described on page xvii, and details of each pattern are in turn presented on pages xxi through xlix. Twenty-five specialists (including the editors) from all over the United States and one from South Korea authored the contents in the 21 chapters of this book. They are orthopedists, pathologists,...

Editors: Elaine C. Jong, MD; and Dennis L. Stevens, PhD, MD. Illustrations by: Frank H Netter, MD Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 602 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book discusses in good detail, infections and the diseases caused by them, many of them shown in graphic form to enhance your understanding of them. Ninety physicians and other specialists from all over the United States and seven other countries – Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Peru, South Africa, and Venezuela – authored the 93 chapters of this extensive book organized into nine sections, namely: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Children and Adolescents...