Hippocratic Oath: Primum non necere – ‘First， do no harm’Israeli author Dr。 David Mendes-Nassi earned his medical degree from Hadassah Medical School， completed his residency in orthopedic surgery in New York， served on the clinical staff of Yeshiva University in New York， on the academic staff of Mt。 Sinai Hospital， and has taught at Cornell University Hospital and in the institute for Technology in Haifa。 He has served in the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps and ran the department of orthop Hippocratic Oath: Primum non necere – ‘First， do no harm’Israeli author Dr。 David Mendes-Nassi earned his medical degree from Hadassah Medical School， completed his residency in orthopedic surgery in New York， served on the clinical staff of Yeshiva University in New York， on the academic staff of Mt。 Sinai Hospital， and has taught at Cornell University Hospital and in the institute for Technology in Haifa。 He has served in the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps and ran the department of orthopedic surgery and the Center for Implant Surgery at Bnai-Zion Medical Center in Haifa。 His debut book publication is TRUST ME， I’M A DOCTOR， and he subsequently has published a trilogy about the COVID-19 pandemic。 This book has been translated from the Hebrew by Yaron Regev and the illustrations are by Ruth Beer。Though some in the field of health care delivery may be wary of the content of this book， Dr。 Mendes-Nassi provides an introduction that in fact makes the content pertinent to the practice of fine – and ethical – medicine。 ‘It is my ardent hope that a thorough reading of this series of malpractice suits detailed in this book will benefit any doctor， and not less important will make it clear to every patient how important his， or her， active and well-informed participation is important， from the every start of treatment…。the events described in this book are typical of the reality of the worlds of medicine and law， which is why one can learn from them and absorb the necessary lessons。’The book relates actual surgical cases that resulted in malpractice， and in relating them Dr。 Mendes-Nassi instructs us about five mental attitudes that cause doctors to make mistakes， and which can sometimes lead to shocking consequences - A superficial and frivolous mindset， Apathy and mental fatigue， Pride and vanity， Disregard the consequence， Denial of responsibility。 His manner of presenting the cases – and all the permutations from initial diagnosis to malpractice suit – is in the novel format， making the cases described all the more credible and informative。 Medically accurate and informative， this book is a necessary inspection of medical malpractice - one that both physicians （of all specialties！） and patients should explore。 。。。more