Pump Up Your Book Chats with Dr. Harry Saranchak

Dr. Harry Savanchak Dr. Harry J. Saranchak earned a B.A. degree cum laude from Georgetown and followed it with an M.D. from University of Connecticut School of Medicine. For 30 years he was a vascular and general surgeon in three Connecticut hospitals, and for 25 of those he was also educator and mentor to medical students, residents and colleagues—while receiving eight Golden Scalpel awards for teaching excellence. A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Saranchak co-authored seven medical journal articles from 1974 to 1984. After retiring from his private practice at Grove Hill Medical Center in New Britain , CT , he wrote Betrayals of Hippocrates.

You can visit his website at http://www.harryjsaranchak.com.

Thank you for this interview, Harry.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your first published piece?

Harry: Yes. I wrote about people. I told a story about Christmas. I told a story about how the tree fell over and my father fixed it.

Betrayals of Hippocrates

What do you consider as the most frustrating side of becoming a published author and what has been the most rewarding?

Harry: Marketing is the most frustrating side, but with outlets like blogging, I can interact with potential readers which also makes marketing the most rewarding.

Are you married or single and how do you combine the writing life with home life?  Do you have support?

Harry: I am married. I have the support of family and friends.

Betrayal of Hippocrates Can you tell us about your latest book and why you wrote it?

Harry: Betrayals of Hippocrates; Crimes against Innocence is pure fiction until a reader begins to connect the dots regarding potential greed, ambition, and human suffering. This medical thriller brings the reader into the struggle between good and evil.

Where’s your favorite place to write at home?

Harry: I am lucky to live on a ledge, so when I look out my out window I have a panoramic view.

What is one thing about your book that makes it different from other books on the market?

Harry: Some people believe that a self published book is hard to market. What makes Betrayals of Hippocrates: Crimes against Innocence different is that it speaks to the vulnerability of the human condition.

Tables are turned…what is one thing you’d like to say to your audience who might buy your book one day?

Harry: Life is a very precious fragile work of art, never to be taken for granted.

As a surgeon I always did the best I could for my patients. As a teacher my goal was to impart wisdom to my students. Unethical decisions are made every day.

Betrayals of Hippocrates: Crimes Against Innocence exposes some of them metaphorically.

Thank you for this interview, Harry. Good luck on your virtual book tour!

Harry:  Thank-you.


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