Thirty-six years ago, I walked through the operating doors as a young surgeon and thought I knew what mattered. I was wrong.

My new book, Life on the cutting edge is about what the ensuing years taught me; about patients and complications, and that surgery is as much about judgment, humility and trust as it is about technique.

It is about the cases that have stayed with me, the mistakes that have taught me the most, and how surgery has changed (and not) over time. It is a book not only for healthcare professionals, but for patients, families and anyone curious about what happens behind the closed OR doors.