William A. Nolen
William A. Nolen, M.D. (March 20, 1928 – December 20, 1986), was a retired surgeon and author who resided in Litchfield, Minnesota. He wrote a syndicated medical advice column that appeared in McCall's magazine for many years, and was the author of several books.[1] He died on December 20, 1986, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center from heart disease.
His best known book is The Making of a Surgeon, which continues to be a popular (though now dated) narrative about his experiences as an intern and resident surgeon-in-training at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.[2] Many students contemplating medical school find that it guides their decision.
He also wrote Surgeon Under the Knife and eight other books.
Nolen conducted research at a 1967 Kathryn Kuhlman fellowship in Philadelphia, with 23 people who claimed to have been cured during her services.[3][4][5][6] Nolen's long term follow-ups concluded there were no cures in those cases.[7][8] Furthermore, "one woman who was said to have been cured of spinal cancer threw away her brace and ran across the stage at Kuhlman's command; her spine collapsed the next day, according to Nolen, and she died four months later."[9]
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Books
- William Nolen, Healing: a doctor in search of a miracle. New York: Random House ISBN 0-394-49095-9
- William Nolen, The Making of a Surgeon. Mid List Press (May 1, 1999) ISBN 0-922811-46-6
- William Nolen, Surgeon Under the Knife. Book World Promotions (May 1976) ISBN 0-698-10743-8
- William Nolen, A Surgeon's World.New York: Random House (November 1972)ISBN 0394467450
External links
- William Nolen Biography from Mid List Press
