“No Crying in the Operating Room” is the debut work of Dr. Cecily Wang, a trauma surgeon and intensive care physician in Hawaii. This memoir covers years of Wang’s life, showing the reader the rewards and the horrors of serving as an international relief doctor with Doctors Without Borders and the Salvation Army. Wang also reflects on her experiences as a healthcare professional in the United States, her experiences as an immigrant, and her complicated relationship with her mother. The effect is a complex tapestry of human experience, emotion, and memory that will strike a chord with readers and expose them to the complicated ins and outs of the US healthcare system.