Second Opinion

About the Book

Confronted with severe heart pain, Rodolfo Marquez MD goes to his best friends for treatment. A few months after his heart surgery, the heart pain returns. His friends decide there is nothing else to do. Rodolfo goes to a different city for a Second Opinion and discovers that all his bypasses have been placed on the wrong arteries. As he consults local doctors, he finds non of them wants to get involved in his case. Affraid of any legal or financial repercussions, they abandon him to his fate. The pain worsens; death seems imminent. Rodolfo, finally, goes to an out of state university and gets his heart treated. At his return, he finds the local doctors and his hospital had turn against him.

About the Author

The author was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He received an MD degree from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, and a PH.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Rochester in NY. He taught at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, for seven years. Then he practiced Family Medicine for over twenty years in Texas. He is presently retired, living with his wife of 44 years. Together, they brought up one son and two daughters. He spends his time writing, playing the classical guitar, and travelling. They have four granddaughters.