If there is one operation for a disease, you know it works.… - Sherwin B. Nuland | Quotewise

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If there is one operation for a disease, you know it works. If there are fifteen operations, you know that none of them work.

Sherwin B. Nuland

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About Sherwin B. Nuland

Sherwin Bernard Nuland (born Shepsel Ber Nudelman; December 8, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American surgeon and writer who taught bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, and occasionally at Yale College.

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Birth Name: Shepsel Ber Nudelman

Alternative Names: Sherwin Bernard Nuland

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