Salt: Black America's Silent Killer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781938009044)

Dr. Surender Neravetla, author of the critically acclaimed book Salt Kills, is the director of cardiac surgery at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. While efforts by numerous organizations worldwide to create awareness about the dangers of adding salt to our food are yielding only limited success, Dr. Neravetla's book Salt Kills, along with his regular blog writings and frequent public presentations, has already encouraged thousands to reduce the salt in their food.

Dr. Neravetla obtained his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. After arriving in the United States, he trained in general surgery at Jewish Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and in cardio-vascular surgery at the University of Cincinnati. In 1998, he started the heart surgery program at Springfield Regional Medical Center. The cardiac program has since been recognized nationally in the area of coronary artery bypass surgery for achieving the highest quality at the lowest cost.

Over the last three decades, Dr. Neravetla has performed more than 10,000 cardiac, vascular and lung surgeries. He is known for beating-heart bypass surgery, valve repairs and lung resections using state-of-the-art robotic technology. His vast expertise in carotid artery surgery makes him one of the country's most experienced surgeons in this area as well as one of the most successful when it comes to surgical results.

The Consumers' Research Council of America has recognized Dr. Neravetla as one of "America's Top Surgeons." His colleagues awarded him "The Golden Stethoscope," given to the hospital's most outstanding physician.

Despite Dr. Neravetla's surgical excellence, he is passionate about helping people avoid his services by improving their cardio-vascular health.