177pp., paperback, Turksvy Publishers, Cape Town, 2025
ISBN: 9781049238364
Anaesthetist Linda van der Westhuizen shares information on the subject anaesthesia, made accessible to the general reader by interweaving factual information with patients’ stories gathered over 32 years of practice.
Dr Linda van der Westhuizen (b. 1957) studied at the University of Cape town and worked at the Groote Schuur Hospital, before specialising in anaesthesia at Stellenbosch University and working at the Tygerberg Hospital. Later, she obtained a specialist anaesthesia degree from the Royal College of Medicine. She lives in Cape Town.