Dr. Eliezer Nussbaum
The sanctity of life is a gift that many people do not take the time to comprehend: what makes it valuable, adds quality (love, trust, friendship), and how one brings value by what he or she contributes. Until one can appreciate these and really experience the power deep down in their inner being, they will not understand death. The lack of this understanding makes death nothing more than a mundane event to be discarded with yesterday’s news.
Dr. Eliezer Nussbaum (Eli) is this kind of man. He has experienced the delicateness of life while battling death in its infancy, as one of the world’s most renowned pediatric pulmonary experts for over 30 years, Eli knows all too well its delicacy and beauty, and the sorrow of its pain.
Dr. Nussbaum was voted one of the Best Doctors in America for the years 2007-2010 and previously in 2003-2004. Dr. Nussbaum was recognized as one of the top doctors in America by U.S. News And World Report for 2011-2012. He was instrumental is the creation of one of California’s first Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) and served as the Director of the PICU at Miller Children’s Hospital (MCH) in Long Beach, California. He was its Director from 1979 until 1994.
This experience has made Eli Nussbaum one of the most published and sought after authorities in pediatric pulmonology and critical care medicine that his curriculum vitae (résumé), with all of the citations for his published works, medical books, seminars, speeches, journals, articles and editorial accomplishments create a dossier the size of a small city telephone book.
What does a man who has lived such a substance-filled life, giving back with all the talents afforded to him, has left the world a better place than before he arrived and has experienced the fullness of what life has to offer do with his spare time? He writes novels of course!
Taking all those experiences from his medical work on behalf of children to the numerous countries he’s visited and shared in their culture, Eli weaves stories with powerful, gripping and intimate detail that it will leave you gasping for air, feeling as if you were in the book and struggling with a mixed bag of emotions that make life worthwhile.
Eli has written five (5) books altogether. Three books were medical books: Pediatric Respiratory Disorders and Pediatric Intensive Care, among others. Also, two novels: The Promise and the soon to be released The Body Sculptor.
Michael Levin, New York Times bestselling author, had this to say about Eli’s book, The Promise.
| “From the ashes of the holocaust, a gripping, powerful tale of love, loss and redemption!” “Certainly, a masterpiece novel portraying dramatic, though authentic, events from the holocaust epoch that are brilliantly intertwined with fiction.” |
His coming soon new book, The Body Sculptor, will take you from the riches of Palm Springs and the world of nip tuck, to the jungles of Brazil and back, with a story of love, deceit, sacrifice, death and fear so well crafted, your head will be spinning and you will not want to put the book down for one second!
If you’re a lover of the written word, then Eli’s books will have you firing on all synapses as you delve into the story. If you’re not; be ready to be transformed. Eli Nussbaum continues to contribute to the world with his brilliant mind at work!
