About the Author
Colonel Robert Adams, MD, MBA is the author of three non-fiction books.
He served fourteen years in the Navy (12 as a SEAL) and eighteen years in the Army. A third-generation Naval Academy graduate, he changed services to attend medical school on an Army scholarship. He applied his analytical skills to look back at the men that shivered and struggled through Hell Week together. He brings decades of insight, learned caring for others in combat and peacetime, to an insightful analysis of why the men of his BUD/S Class 81 achieved the improbable.
His next book relives 35 years in Family Medicine at war and peace.
These Doctor Series stories from the life and medical career of a Navy SEAL - turned doctor - are surprising, riveting, and inspiring. A family physician delivering babies, managing disease and trauma, and dealing with death - discovers new dimensions when he goes to war in Iraq.
Treating the military, civilians and their families, “Dr. Bob” experienced tremendous joy, unbearable heartache, and deep gratitude. He shares those emotional experiences in this deeply personal memoir.
Swords and Saints - a Doctor's Journey
His next book shares exact transcriptions of Civil War letters by Ned Barden to his wife Sara - (his great-great-grandparents) while Corporal Barden was with the 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment as a scribe on GEN Grant's staff. You can see the real war through a Union Corporal's eyes as he survives battles, diseases, heat, and poverty while writing the orders to sent others to their deaths. My Dear Sara - Civil War Letters 1861-1865 Over 325 letters!
A Legacy of Service
After serving 18 years in the Navy the author resigned his position as a SEAL Commander (0-5) to begin again as an Army Second Lieutenant (O-1) at Wake Forest Medical School on an Army scholarship. An Army residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington was followed by 3 1/2 years as the DELTA Force Command Surgeon and wartime service with the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq.
After the military, he built a thriving private practice in North Carolina where his practice earned numerous awards for clinical excellence. He continues to serve his patients across the entire state via telemedicine while working with the Veterans Administration helping veterans obtain earned benefits.
Medical Expertise and Beyond
Medical adventures covering 35 years as a physician. Stories that make you laugh and cry. A book for future doctors, PAs, and NPs to feel the fun and challenging times ahead!
Also a must read adventure for anyone that ever wondered if their doctor knew what he was doing.
From student - to resident - to war and back - to private practice.
Discover Our Nonfiction Collection
Embark on a journey through individual success and failure, medical adventures, and civil war history with three compelling nonfiction books. From the gripping accounts of SEAL Hell Week to the profound insights into a doctor's journey and the heartfelt Civil War letters, each book offers a perspective that will captivate and inspire readers. Discover these captivating stories today and be transported into worlds of adventure, resilience, and human experience.
