Rick Novak is a faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University and the author of theanesthesiaconsultant.com, a leading ...view moreRick Novak is a faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University and the author of theanesthesiaconsultant.com, a leading medical website designed to inform and entertain both laypeople and medical specialists regarding the art and science of anesthesiology. He has authored columns in the Stanford international publication Gas Pipeline for twelve years and has published research and creative writing pieces in academic journals. He grew up in Hibbing Minnesota, just blocks away from Bob Dylan’s home, and is a student of Dylan’s boyhood and his music. This is his debut novel.view less