NMNicholas Maxwell, MDSurgeon & Author

Behind the book

Life in the Pits
Photo Gallery

The people, places, and moments behind A Surgeon’s Awakening.

Life in the Pits book cover

Detroit Receiving Hospital

Detroit Receiving Hospital, 2023.
Detroit Receiving Hospital, 2023.
Detroit Receiving Hospital, 1985.
Detroit Receiving Hospital, 1985.

The Receiving Years

Bring ’em on!
Bring ’em on!
Photograph from Life in the Pits
Photograph from Life in the Pits

Mentors and Colleagues

With my mentors and role models: Dr. Charles Lucas (left) and Dr. Anna Ledgerwood (right).
With my mentors and role models: Dr. Charles Lucas (left) and Dr. Anna Ledgerwood (right).
Drs. Mike Busuito, Choichi Sugawa, and Larry Diebel.
Drs. Mike Busuito, Choichi Sugawa, and Larry Diebel.

Inside the Hospital

Aftermath of a resuscitation.
Aftermath of a resuscitation.
The real work begins.
The real work begins.
Doors into the OR.
Doors into the OR.
The front desk!
The front desk!
Doing charts after a busy night in the ER.
Doing charts after a busy night in the ER.

Learning the Craft

Photograph from Life in the Pits
Photograph from Life in the Pits
Learning endoscopy, old style.
Learning endoscopy, old style.