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Uncertain Significance:

Stories of Surgery, Clarity, and Grace

Bruce H. Campbell, MD FACS

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Talking About the Book with Surgeons (and Others)

Bruce Campbell MD

Apr 12, 2022
4 min

Talking About the Book with Surgeons (and Others)

Dr. Campbell has had several wonderful opportunities to read from his book and have conversations about surgery, narrative, and reflection.

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Bruce Campbell MD

Jan 27, 2022
3 min

Our Hands

Immanuel Kant noted, “the hand is the visible part of the brain.” This makes sense to me.

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The VA - A Book Reading in the Operating Room and a Few Memories

Bruce Campbell MD

Dec 1, 2021
4 min

The VA - A Book Reading in the Operating Room and a Few Memories

Dr. Campbell reminisces about some of the things that have--and have not--chaged at the VA over the past forty years.

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"The Short Coat Podcast" - "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" interview

Bruce Campbell MD

Nov 18, 2021
1 min

"The Short Coat Podcast" - "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" interview

Listen in as Bruce Campbell discusses his new book on one of the premier sites aimed at premed and medical students, The Short Coat Podcast.

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Tuesday 11/16/2021 at 12:00 CST - 15th Annual MCW Medical Humanities Lecture

Bruce Campbell MD

Nov 15, 2021
1 min

Tuesday 11/16/2021 at 12:00 CST - 15th Annual MCW Medical Humanities Lecture

Here is the link to join in for the 15th Annual MCW Medical Humanities Lecture. I promise to leave time for conversation.

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Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 30, 2021
2 min

Now, the hard part begins ...

Now, we will work to bring the book to a wider audience ...

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Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 28, 2021
1 min

Today is Release Day! 9/28/2021

A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, & Grace is now available! The collection of sixty stories and essays...

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Updated Book Launch Information - "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance"

Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 26, 2021
1 min

Updated Book Launch Information - "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance"

Rita Charon, MD PhD says, "these stories will change lives."

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Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 19, 2021
1 min

Book Launch Countdown!

Here are more details for the book launch next week. Tuesday 9/28/2021 live outdoor event. Wednedsay 9/29/2021 virutal event.

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Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Rana Awdish, MD

Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 14, 2021
1 min

Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Rana Awdish, MD

“The reader understands how, even in the pressurized world of surgery, there are moments of intimacy filled with grace.”

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Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 11, 2021
2 min

Working on my “Doctor Handwriting”

Dr. Campbell take the privilege of signing books seriously.

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Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Danielle Ofri, MD PhD

Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 7, 2021
1 min

Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Danielle Ofri, MD PhD

"Eminently readable and richly satisfying."

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Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Julie Freischlag, MD, FACS

Bruce Campbell MD

Sep 3, 2021
1 min

Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Julie Freischlag, MD, FACS

"Medical students and residents will be inspired by his life’s journey ... aspiring to their own joyful and meaningful lives in medicine."

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Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Gayle Woodson, MD

Bruce Campbell MD

Aug 31, 2021
1 min

Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Gayle Woodson, MD

"With compassion, humility, and shimmering prose, he shares the joys, pains, and somber responsibility of being a surgeon."

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Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Peter Marty

Bruce Campbell MD

Aug 28, 2021
1 min

Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Peter Marty

Bruce Campbell is no average surgeon and no ordinary writer. He takes the excellence of his medical trade and weaves the challenges,...

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Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - K. Jane Lee, MD

Bruce Campbell MD

Aug 25, 2021
1 min

Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - K. Jane Lee, MD

"A warm, compassionate, and honest voice..."

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Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Kim Suhr, MFA

Bruce Campbell MD

Aug 21, 2021
2 min

Advance Praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Kim Suhr, MFA

"These lean essays offer a glimpse behind the surgical drape to show what it’s like to be a cancer surgeon..."

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Advance praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - William Lydiatt, MD

Bruce Campbell MD

Aug 18, 2021
1 min

Advance praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - William Lydiatt, MD

"With elegant and engaging prose, Campbell beautifully expresses the honor it is to be a physician."

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Advance praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Olivia Davies, MD

Bruce Campbell MD

Aug 14, 2021
2 min

Advance praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Olivia Davies, MD

"His memoir of stories is sure to become a rite of passage for future doctors and patients alike."

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Advance praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Carol Scott-Conner, MD PhD

Bruce Campbell MD

Aug 11, 2021
1 min

Advance praise for "A Fullness of Uncertain Significance" - Carol Scott-Conner, MD PhD

"It is impossible to read this book and not be changed by the experience."

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