Genetic rounds a doctors encounters in the field that revolutionized medicine is robert marions reflection on 30 years as a clinical geneticist 30 years that have seen incredible changes in our understanding of the molecular bases of genetic diseases as well as early steps toward the holy grail therapy for genetic disorders along the way have been triumphs and disappointments of both a scientific and of a human nature. Genetic rounds a doctors encounters in the field that revolutionized medicine is robert marions reflection on 30 years as a clinical geneticist 30 years that have seen incredible changes in our understanding of the molecular bases of genetic diseases as well as early steps toward the holy grail therapy for genetic disorders. In genetic rounds dr marion challenges common assumptions about how genetics can and should be used in pediatric medicine and what moral dilemmas are associated with the field genetic rounds is a vivid and compelling portrait of the patients dr marion has encountered throughout his career he tells their stories of triumph tragedy elegance and grace. The first book of its kind genetic rounds is the story of a remarkable doctor in a field unlike any other with unforgettable candor and compassion dr marion not only explores the human side of medicine he shows what medicine can teach us about being human