Empathy and the practice of medicine beyond pills and the scalpel gordon k macleod md and 18 authors with impeccable academic credentials engage in one of the most extensive discourses on empathy ever appearing in a single text macleod gk empathy and the practice of medicine beyond pills and the scalpel jama 1994271131042 . Empathy underlies the qualities of the humanistic physician and must frame the skills of all professionals who care for patients empathy and the practice of medicine beyond pills and the scalpel howard spiro md editor professor enid peschel editor professor mary g mccrea curnen editor deborah st james editor. Empathy and the practice of medicine beyond pills and the scalpel this important book seeks to restore empathy to medical practice to demonstrate how important it is for doctors to listen to their patients and to experience and understand what their patients are feeling. Empathy and the practice of medicine beyond pills and the scalpel paperback 1 mar 2012 by spiro author 50 out of 5 stars 4 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry gbp3312 gbp86847 gbp3312 paperback please retry gbp1600 . Empathy and the practice of medicine beyond pills and the scalpel is a book by the famous gastroenterologist from yale dr howard spiro a must read