Scribe with a Scalpel: From Merrylands to MacQuarie St.

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‘Scribe With A Scalpel’ is the biography of an Australian surgeon who practised in Sydney for
41 years (1961-2001). It is diarised in chronological sequence and includes memoirs, reflections,

achievements and disappointments.Aspects of family life are detailed. The book refers to some

aspects of the training of surgeons in Australia and the United Kingdom. Initially practising as a

general surgeon Dr Killingback became the first surgeon in Australia to practice exclusively as a

colorectal surgeon, a professional move that was not greeted with enthusiasm by most general

surgeons. The book illustrates the development of colorectal surgery as a specialty in Australia and

includes the authors contributions to Australian and international colorectal meetings.The book

includes 225 illustrations.