Unexpected Odyssey

Entertaining the reader and preserving some exciting bits of the history of hyperbaric medicine are the driving forces behind this fascinating autobiography by Eric Kindwall, MD.

From merchant sailor to hyperbaric physician, this narrative contains personal struggles, ambitions and dreams. A vivid memoir of time in the merchant marine, Yale and Harvard, the CIA, submarine school, pursuing hyperbaric medicine, to a Polaris nuclear submarine, these hair-raising tales treat the reader to a very unexpected odyssey.

Providing examples of perseverance in the face of adversity, along with some fascinating characters, Kindwall takes us on an entertaining journey of his life and career.