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From the Author

Welcome! I'm so glad you've found your way here. The idea for this story, The Hypocritical Oath, had been swirling in my mind for over fifty years. It took Tim Horvath to bring it onto the pages of a book. He provided the insight and editorial expertise that transformed it from ideas to drafts, and finally, to a finished product.

Grateful thanks also go to Nathan Wampler for the cover design and to Jonathan Baker for copy editing the manuscript.

A special thanks goes to Thomas Benigno and Dana Marie Benigno. Tom, the author of four legal crime thrillers and a trusted friend, encouraged me to push through the writing and publishing process. Dana Marie lent a critical eye and elevated the final result.

Thanks as well to Randy Goldberg, Patricia Fusco, and Dr. Paul Wien for reading along the way and offering valuable insight into story development. And to Michelle Griffith—athlete, lawyer, FBI agent, and muse.

Finally, to my father, the late Leslie Lukash, MD, former Chief Medical Examiner of Nassau County, NY—for the immeasurable influence he had on my life.

Again, thank you. I hope this story resonates with you, keeps you turning the pages, and stays with you long after the final chapter.

—Frederick N. Lukash, MD
Author of The Hypocritical Oath

About Dr. Lukash

Frederick N. Lukash, M.D., FACS, FAAP is a board-certified cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon with over 40 years of experience in Manhattan and Long Island, and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A Tulane graduate with advanced training at Emory, SUNY, and Harvard, he is dual-certified by the American Boards of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a member of numerous leading plastic surgery organizations. Consistently named among America’s Top Doctors, Dr. Lukash is widely cited for his groundbreaking research on children’s art and self-esteem in plastic surgery.

He is also the author of three acclaimed books on body image and self-esteem in children and teens: The Safe and Sane Guide to Teenage Plastic Surgery, The Restore Point: The Safe and Sane Guide to a Lifetime of Lean for Kids, Teens and Families, and Operation Art: Reconstructing Children’s Self-Esteem.

He has served as president of the New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, founded its magazine, and consulted for the New York Islanders hockey team and the New York Jets football team. His volunteer work has taken him worldwide—providing care to children from war-torn Afghanistan, working with Operation Smile, and serving at the Summer Olympic Games.