Cutthroat

A Surgeon’s Fight against Big Government, Corrupt Businessmen, and a Broken Healthcare System

by Steven J. Cyr, MD, with Glenn Plaskin

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Pub Date May 24 2022 | Archive Date Jul 28 2022

Amplify Publishing Group | Amplify Publishing

Biographies & Memoirs | Health, Mind & Body | Politics

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Description

In the multibillion-dollar business of American medicine, doctors are often portrayed as culprits—opportunistic millionaires who prey on the misfortune of their hapless patients and drive up the cost of healthcare. But oftentimes they are the real victims of a system designed to increase profits for the insurance companies, shady businessmen, and Big Government.

When Dr. Steven Cyr (a deeply religious man and the former chief of spine surgery for the U.S. Air Force) first opened his own practice, his focus was on providing the very best care for his patients, improving spine surgery results, and running an ethical business. He soon discovered that just because you play by the rules, it doesn’t mean everyone else will.

Despite following the law to the letter, Dr. Cyr was descended upon by cutthroat businessmen, jealous colleagues, federal agents, and ambitious lawyers. Their barrage of legal attacks and false claims culminated in him being targeted for federal indictment and nearly losing everything he owned, including his good name and his home. Only through God’s grace, the love of his wife, LeAnn, and a steadfast faith in doing what’s right was he able to find the strength to overcome the forces aligned against him.

Cutthroat provides an insider’s perspective on the many battles that doctors fight for their patients and their practices and exposes the truth about the complex financial, legal, and regulatory pressures faced by doctors who enter the business world. It’s a wake-up call for a healthcare industry that has lost its way.

Advance Praise

“As the former CEO of a multibillion-dollar NYSE healthcare company, I found Cutthroat to be an insightful portrayal of the corruption and brokenness of America’s healthcare system. Dr. Cyr’s story is both fascinating and inspiring.” —Richard M. Scrushy, Founder and former chairman and CEO of HealthSouth Corporation

“Cutthroat is a critical look at the business of medicine as well as a heartfelt odyssey of family and faith.” —Tim Weitz, JD, CAE, Former general counsel for the Texas Medical Board

“Cutthroat is a must-read for any physician—from residency to retirement—or patient who wants to learn about the inner workings and faults of the healthcare system.” —J. Michael Bennett, MD, Board-certified orthopedic surgeon

“Cutthroat is an intense behind-the-scenes look at the systematic breakdown of the world’s best healthcare system and how physicians are the key to its rescue.” —Bertrand J. Brown, MD, Anesthesiologist

“Cutthroat should be required reading during residency to help young physicians avoid the wolves in the business world who prey on unsuspecting doctors.” —Michael S. Mckee, MD, Board-certified specialist in interventional pain management

“Cutthroat is an eye-opening book for the provider’s side of the healthcare circle. Insurance companies are not our friends. The public needs to know the truth, and Dr. Cyr has told it like it is.” —Brian W. Zale, DPM, FACFAS, Board-certified foot and ankle surgeon\

“Cutthroat reveals the devilish triad of corrupt businessmen, dictatorial insurance companies, and ridiculous governmental regulations that prompts one to ask why anyone would still want to be a doctor.” —Salvatore Barbaro III, MD, Cardiologist