November 07, 2006
The private life of a brain surgeon:
Neurosurgeon and author Katrina Firlik is interviewed in the latest edition of ABC Radio's All in the Mind about her work and motivations.
Firlik wrote Brain Matters, an engaging book about the difficulties of working knuckle-deep in the brain.
The book spilt the beans on the curiosities of the neurosurgery operating theatre and the preoccupations of people who have dedicated their lives to making running repairs to the nervous system.
Katrina Firlik's business is brains. Carving into the 'flesh of the soul' is her day job. The first woman admitted into one of the most prestigious neurosurgery programs, she's just penned an insiders account of her world. Part mechanic - part scientist, her intimate encounters of diseased and damaged brains offer a unique, and grisly, lens onto our most mysterious and wondrous organ.
Link to audio and transcript of 'The Private Life of a Brain Surgeon'.
