William A. Nolen

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"William Nolen" redirects here. Not to be confused with William Nolan.

William A. Nolen (March 20, 1928 – December 20, 1986) was a

University of Minnesota Medical Center
from heart disease.

Career

Nolen's best known book is The Making of a Surgeon, which continues to be a popular (though now dated) narrative about his experiences as an

Bellevue Hospital in New York City.[2] Many students contemplating medical school find that it guides their decision.[citation needed
]

Nolen conducted research at a 1967

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]

Nolen is also known for his book Healing: A Doctor in Search of a Miracle (1974). He spent two years examining

faith healers and concluded that no patients with organic disease had been cured.[10] He investigated psychic surgery and discovered it was based on sleight of hand trickery.[11] He uncovered many cases of fraud.[12]

Publications

References

  1. ^ "Dr. William Nolen, 58, Dead; Author of Books on Medicine". Associated Press. Dec 23, 1986. Retrieved 2007-11-12 – via The New York Times.
  2. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (Dec 23, 1986). "William Nolen Dies; Wrote 'Making of a Surgeon'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  3. ISBN 0-394-49095-9
  4. The San Mateo Times
    . Mar 7, 1975. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  5. ^ Michaelson, Michael (February 2, 1975). "Men of medicine and a medicine man". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  6. ^ "Extra-Dispensary Perceptions". Time. Mar 17, 1975. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  7. ^ "Inside Religion: Kuhlman Tested By md's Probe". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nov 8, 1975. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  8. St. Petersburg Times
    . Nov 2, 1974. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  9. ISBN 0-87975-535-0
    .
  10. ISBN 0-87975-504-0
  11. ISBN 0-486-26167-0
  12. ISBN 1-57958-207-9
    "Minnesota physician William A. Nolen researched faith healing in general and wrote Healing: A Doctor in Search of a Miracle (1974), a book that uncovers many cases of fraud, including the first exposure in the United States of psychic surgery."

External links
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