Denis Tsepov is a blogger, practicing gynecologist, and author of unusual stories. Readers call his books "the best cure for depression." In the collection “Keep your legs crossed” he tells stories from medical practice. Surprisingly, despite the theme, the works of Tsepov are unusually positive.
about the author
Denis Tsepov was born in St. Petersburg. Like all Soviet boys, in childhood he dreamed of becoming an astronaut. But the dreams of interplanetary space quickly dissipated. In their place came an immense desire to help the sick and afflicted.
In the Russian blogosphere, Denis Tsepov became famous thanks to his journal, in which he published stories from professional activities. To readers he was known by the nickname Sailor Cats.
Denis Tsepov works as a gynecologist-oncologist in a London clinic. His specialization is pathological pregnancy. It would seem that there can be fun in the life of a gynecologist-obstetrician? Nevertheless, readers of the network diary of Tsepov did not miss a single publication, and when reading, they laughed through tears.
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In 2010, the Daily Mail newspaper published his notes without the permission of a blogger-gynecologist. In them, the author talked about the difference between English patients and Russian. Feminists were outraged. Tepov’s blog had to be closed. But in 2011 the first collection of stories was published, which Denis Tsepov had previously published in the online diary. Books by this author:
- "Keep your legs crossed."
- "Superman in white coats."
Stories from the practice of an obstetrician-gynecologist
The book “Keep your legs crossed” is a collection of short stories. In a short introduction, the author draws the reader's attention to the fact that there is no plot in these works. Moreover, the plot and climax in them are also absent. Denis Tsepov calls the book a kind of logbook. In this journal, various thoughts, dialogues and events that occurred with the author during twenty years of practice are recorded in detail and impartially.
What did Tsepov achieve thanks to his medical activities? He answers this question in his book approximately like this:
- To love life.
- Hate death in all its manifestations.
- Laugh even when you feel like crying.
How did he become a gynecologist
In 1995, Tsepov was a student at the Leningrad Medical Institute. In order to get into gynecology, money or connections were needed. The medical student had neither one nor the other. There was another way to get to the department of gynecology: associate professor Slava Yakovlev liked it. However, it was almost impossible.
Yakovlev could not stand the protégé of high-ranking officials and never made any favorites. Tsepov, in order to be closer to his dream, got a job as a nurse in the gynecology department. Once there was a case that forever united Tsepov and Yakovlev. And a year later the hero of this article became a gynecologist surgeon and a student of a brilliant assistant professor.
Denis Tsepov in his stories tells about senior studies at the institute, work in Georgia, practice in London. Not all stories included in the book are devoted to medicine. Among them are stories of ordinary, but not adventurous student life. In one of these stories (“Three tourists and an esthetic dog”), the author tells of a trip to Karelia.
The book by Denis Tsepov miraculously combines anecdotal and touching stories. The author describes medical examinations, childbirth, the first cry of a newborn. Tsepov's stories do not claim to be the title of real literature. They cannot be put on a par with the Notes of the Young Doctor. Nevertheless, the medical stories told by the Russian emigrant earned many positive reviews.