Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One Family Relocation, Work and Life; Chapter 1 Forced Departure from Erbil; November 1993; Chapter 2 Life and Work in Istanbul; Chapter 3 Immigration to Canada; Chapter 4 Back to England; Part Two Back in Time, Initial Training and Work, From Baghdad to the United Kingdom; Chapter 1 Early Surgical Training 1974-1976; Chapter 2 The First Four Years of Working in the UK, 1976-1980; Chapter 3 Returning to Baghdad, Iraq, March 1980; Part Three Settling in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq; Chapter 1 Early Years in Erbil; Chapter 2 The Fruits of Hard Work and Dedication; Chapter 3 Expansion of the Surgical Department, 1981-1984; Part Four Working During the Iraq-Iran War, September 1980-August 1988; Chapter 1 Surgery Near the Front Lines; Chapter 2 Compulsory Military Training of all; University Staff; Chapter 3 Hours in the Shelter in our Backyard; Part Five Educational, Family and Office of the; Dean Commitments; Chapter 1 Transfer of the University of Salahuddin; to Erbil 1982 - Undergraduate Education; Chapter 2 Marriage and Family Growth; Chapter 3 Appointment as Dean of the Medical; College, 1989-1993; Part Six The First Gulf War and Forced Departure; to Iran, January-March 1991; Part Seven Choice of a Career and Medicine; Chapter 1 Dedication to work, as Inspired by; My Father; Chapter 2 Career Aspiration and Inspiration; Part Eight Lessons Learnt the Hard Way - Dedicated Mainly to Medical Students and Doctors in Training; Chapter 1 Post-operative Complications -; All Surgeons, all Grades are bound to face; them; Chapter 2 Communication, Communication and Communication; Chapter 3 Language Barrier in Communication; Chapter 4 Doctor's Health; Chapter 5 Medical Education, Society and Professionalism; Chapter 6 Increasing Public Awareness; Final Part: Conclusions and Reflections; Great Verses from the Holy Kuran and the Holy Bible; Dr Waleed Khalid; Introduction to the Author
