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
Book 6 - The Commitment is FINALLY 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 surgeon's effort to restore the true spirit of his profession.
Check out the First Review.
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.