"In Stitches, A Memoir" by Anthony Youn, MD with Alan Eisenstock Gallery Books 271 pages $25
To my sincere surprise, Youn is a medical celebrity. He's done appearances on a show called "Dr. 90210," CNN, Rachel Ray and several others. He's commented on his specialty in such publications as US Weekly, In Touch, Life & Style. His Website is celebcosmeticsurgery.com
He and his older brother, Mike, were the only Korean-American kids in Greenville, MI, later joined by younger sister, Lisa. Their father was an ob/gyn who stressed the financial importance of becoming a doctor.
"You want to be pediatrician? Little people, little dollah!"
"Yesterday, I do laparoscopy. Fifteen minutes. One thousand dollah!"
A neighbor got fied from his job and Youn's father seized upon it as a teaching opportunity, saying, "Doctor never get fired. Daddy has best job. Daddy has best boss. Daddy."
Daddy really steals the show in this book. Youn's struggles with his father, his own plastic surgery for a Jay-Leno-like jaw, med school and his social life (or lack of it) are beautifully delineated. It is a wry look at an "against all obstacles, success!" story.
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