Introduction
A Surgeon's Heart: The Code is a FREE short story that offers a glimpse into the real world of modern medicine — where the long-standing ethical covenant between physician and patient is being challenged behind the scenes.
Fictional pediatric heart surgeon, Jack Roberts, confronts the deeper question:
Who ultimately decides what care is worth providing?
This story—and the entire series that follows—draw on the author's more than four decades of firsthand experience as a practicing general surgeon..
Read The Code for FREE - a prelude to the A Surgeon’s Heart series. Then continue with The Calling
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Book 6 - The Commitment is HERE!
The sixth and final novel is this series is finally available nearly a decade in the making. This is the dramatic conclusion to the epic saga of one man's effort to restore the true spirit of medicine.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2026 - Format: Paperback - Verified Purchase
The Commitment delivers exactly what a final book should—closure, depth, and a sense of real growth with each person throughout the six-book series. Dr. Robert Sewell brings the series home with emotion, purpose, and characters who feel fully realized. It’s a satisfying, uplifting finish that honors the entire journey. A great conclusion...
R.W. Sewell, M.D.
R.W. Sewell, M.D., is a retired general surgeon in North Texas and the author of the A Surgeon’s Heart series.