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Bheja Fry: Stories from a Neurosurgeon’s Clinic
Neurosurgeon Dr Mazda Turel has spent decades encountering the strange, moving and often unexpectedly funny edges of human life through his work.
In these pages you will find a wheelchair-bound woman whose devoted caregiver husband suddenly became a patient himself, a woman whose dog discovered her breast cancer before she did and a brilliant teen with a brain tumour who got his doctor to teach him to read MRI scans.
Through these unusual cases, Dr Turel comes to understand illness not just as a medical condition, but as a test of resilience, identity and the human spirit. Told with warmth, insight and quiet humour, these stories are as colourful and intriguing as they are deeply humane.
In these pages you will find a wheelchair-bound woman whose devoted caregiver husband suddenly became a patient himself, a woman whose dog discovered her breast cancer before she did and a brilliant teen with a brain tumour who got his doctor to teach him to read MRI scans.
Through these unusual cases, Dr Turel comes to understand illness not just as a medical condition, but as a test of resilience, identity and the human spirit. Told with warmth, insight and quiet humour, these stories are as colourful and intriguing as they are deeply humane.
306 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 21, 2026
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May 26, 2026
Compassion and humour in equal measure
This book was recommended to me by my psychiatrist friend from Mumbai while I was recovering from a knee surgery, and I’m so glad she did. Was a wonderful read. I could relate to the surgeons, the dilemmas that doctors face, and the journeys he has shared. It is beautifully written.
It’s certainly true that doctors in India are held in high regard, but when things go wrong, it is how the doctor handles the aftermath that reveals true wisdom and humility and humanity.
This is the kind of book that leaves you with admiration for the person behind the stories.
This book was recommended to me by my psychiatrist friend from Mumbai while I was recovering from a knee surgery, and I’m so glad she did. Was a wonderful read. I could relate to the surgeons, the dilemmas that doctors face, and the journeys he has shared. It is beautifully written.
It’s certainly true that doctors in India are held in high regard, but when things go wrong, it is how the doctor handles the aftermath that reveals true wisdom and humility and humanity.
This is the kind of book that leaves you with admiration for the person behind the stories.
May 22, 2026
MUST READ!!
Loved the stories. Such a delightful narration too. Dr. Mazda is no doubt a great surgeon, but also a great storyteller and writer! I have bought many copies of his book to share among doctor friends, writer friends, and other friends and family.
Loved the stories. Such a delightful narration too. Dr. Mazda is no doubt a great surgeon, but also a great storyteller and writer! I have bought many copies of his book to share among doctor friends, writer friends, and other friends and family.
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