Paul A RuggieriDr. Paul A. Ruggieri, MD, is a practicing general surgeon with thirty years' experience. A graduate of Syracuse University, he subsequently worked as an iron worker prior to attending Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Ruggieri received sugical training at the world-renowned Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He then served three years as an active-duty general surgeon in the U.S. Army. Dr. Ruggieri has also held various leadership positions at community hospitals including faculty membership at Harvard University School of Medicine. He has already authored several books on patient care and books about his unique experiences inside the operating room. This includes the highly successful Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated, Life Behind the O.R. Doors, and The Cost of Cutting. He lives in Rhode Island with his beautiful soulmate wife, Erin, and they are blessed with four sons and four grandchildren. Visit his website at www.paulruggieri.com. Read More Read Less