The Heathrow Doctor, Dr Stephanie Green
The Heathrow Doctor, Dr Stephanie Green
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The Heathrow Doctor
The Highs and Lows of Life as a Doctor at Heathrow Airport

Author: Dr Stephanie Green

Narrator: Heather Long

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 06/28/2018


Synopsis

An exhilarating insight into the life of a doctor at Heathrow Airport, where the truth is often stranger than fiction.

For over a decade, Stephanie Green was a doctor on-call for one of the world's busiest airports, confronting dramatic, bizarre and sometimes heart-breaking situations. During her 24-hour shifts at Heathrow, Dr Green had to be ready for anything: from finding an abandoned suitcase leaking blood onto the carousel, to discovering a man smuggling heroin in a corset.

It's a job that brought her into contact with all walks of life; her patients included drug mules and fugitives, schizophrenics and stowaways, refugees and tourists. And with the threats of a nerve agent poisoning or a Level Four viral epidemic always in the back of her mind, Dr Green found herself on the frontline where the decisions are made about who - or what - was allowed to leave the airport's borders.

THE HEATHROW DOCTOR reveals the thrilling drama that takes place behind-the-scenes of an airport and what is needed to make critical decisions in this hidden no-man's land of geopolitics, terror, tragedy and medicine.

*Previously published as 'Flight Risk'.

(P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Dr Stephanie Green

Dr. Stephanie Green holds an MA in Biological Anthropology from Downing College, Cambridge, and a BM (Bachelor of Medicine) from Southampton University. She initially specialised in psychiatry, before working at London's Heathrow Airport for more than a decade. She now runs her own consultancy business, and her various roles include Consulting Doctor for Marie Stopes International and Medical Member of the Independent Family Returns Panel for the Home Office. Dr Green lives with her husband, Chris, their two sons, and Reggie the Flat-Coated Retriever, in Monmouthshire, U.K.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on April 21, 2019

This was such an interesting read that I finished it in less than a day; I love medical based memoirs so this was just my cup of tea. Unlike other similar books, this author wasn’t born to be a doctor, by her own admission, and her story begins when she is at a loss with what to do career wise. Draw......more

Goodreads review by Kade on January 09, 2023

The Heathrow Doctor is a medical memoir about Dr. Stephanie Green and her journey from school to ending her career as a doctor at the airport. She has since moved on to a different career as a doctor, so she is still in the field. This is just her journey to and during her career at Heathrow. Stepha......more

Goodreads review by Joe on August 26, 2019

As a lover of medical non-fiction, I’ve spent the last few years trying to read as broad a range of memoir from healthcare professionals as possible. I’ve read about junior doctors, brain surgeons, palliative care specialists, heart surgeons, prison doctors, midwives and nurses, but I confess, I nev......more

Goodreads review by Isabella on July 08, 2018

In addition to learning all about an entire sector of medicine I hadn’t known existed, it was nice to read about someone who admits she doesn’t have a specific calling in life. I’ve struggled with feeling like I should want one neatly defined career/life goal but I really enjoy trying new things and......more