# Frank Vertosick

> Frank Vertosick Jr. is an American neurosurgeon. He is best known as the author of the book When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery, which chronicles his neurosurgical residency training. He also authored Why We Hurt: The Natural History of Pain (2000) and The Genius Within: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing (2002).

*American writer and surgeon*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1955
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Frank Vertosick Jr. is an American neurosurgeon. He is best known as the author of the book When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery, which chronicles his neurosurgical residency training. He also authored Why We Hurt: The Natural History of Pain (2000) and The Genius Within: Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing (2002).

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.4
- **Momentum:** 8.8

## Sources
- [Frank Vertosick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Vertosick)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5490098)

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