With humor and meticulous documentation, surgeon Cătălin Vasilescu introduces us to the world of operations, practices, experiments and medical discoveries whose influence on human health is either beneficial or downright harmful.

Thus, we get to know famous surgeons who wanted to save lives by assuming huge risks and by adopting some of the most scandalous practices.

The bestiary is aimed at anyone interested in medical progress in general and how surgery can save or destroy lives.