Written by Helen Webster, this 402-page novel explores how medical discoveries changed the trajectory of Canadian and world history. Medical Man follows the story of Dr. Robert Ross, who is called out to the prairies in the winter of 1919 to assist with an emergency appendectomy. Dr. Robert Ross quickly finds himself entangled in tragedy which puts is ethics, values, experiences, and medical skills to the ultimate test.
Helen Webster, a fifth generation Canadian, developed her passion for Canadian History and literature after listening to her grandfather, Dr. Robert Ross (the real-life medical man in this story) tell stories as she grew up.