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]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. William Nolen, 58, Dead; Author of Books on Medicine". The New York Times. Dec 23, 1986. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE2DC143CF930A15751C1A960948260&sec=&spon=. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  2. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (Dec 23, 1986). "William Nolen Dies; Wrote `Making of a Surgeon'". Los Angeles Times . http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58116236.html?dids=58116236:58116236&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+25%2C+1986&author=BURT+A.+FOLKART&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=William+Nolen+Dies%3B+Wrote+%60Making+of+a+Surgeon'&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  3. ^ "Psychic Healing? Investigator declares no". The Greenville News. Aug 16, 1975. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0030/5967824/21003862_clean.html. Retrieved 2007-11-12.  Also see: William Nolen, Healing: a doctor in search of a miracle. New York: Random House ISBN 0394490959
  4. ^ "Dr Nolen Looks at Faith Healing". The San Mateo Times. Mar 7, 1975. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0022/6795006/48320964_clean.html. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  5. ^ Michaelson, Michael (February 2, 1975). "Men of medicine and a medicine man". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F12F83D5C10708DDDAB0894DA405B858BF1D3. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  6. ^ "Extra-Dispensary Perceptions". Time. Mar. 17, 1975. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913003,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  7. ^ "Inside Religion: Kuhlman Tested By md's Probe". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nov 8, 1975. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cOQNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5291,834959&dq=kathryn+kuhlman+william+nolen. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  8. ^ "A follow-up study of 23 patients 'cured' in a Kathryn Kuhlman service". St. Petersburg Times. Nov 2, 1974. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4vMNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TnkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5343,1149932&dq=kathryn+kuhlman. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  9. ^ Randi, James (1989). The Faith Healers. Prometheus Books. ISBN 0-87975-535-0 page 228. 

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