Racing to Pittsburgh

TitleRacing to Pittsburgh
Year of Publication2010
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes200 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsHricik, Donald
PublisherStrategic Publishing Group
CityDurham, CT
Keywordsleukemia; medical transplantation; physicians; September 11 attacks
Abstract

Keynoting a Paris medical conference on September 11, 2001, transplant cardiologist Dan Ulek scrambles after the attacks to reach his Cleveland home. Despite the Pittsburgh title, the book's setting is mostly Cleveland and its focus is acute myelogenous leukemia, which strikes Ulek’s son Michael.

Author Biography

Donald Hricik (1952- ) is a transplant nephrologist. He lives in Rocky River, Ohio.

Time

1970s-2005