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Code blues

A Surgeon’s Journey With Depression

“Beautifully written!”
“A very important account of struggles people do not show on the outside.”
“A powerful, sensitive book!”
“Brings relatable healing to the masses to know we are not alone.”
“Honest, emotional, very relatable.”
“Code Blues is valuable to others who struggle with depression and those who could benefit from a life well lived.”
“Written honestly and beautifully.”

“At five years old, i learned i could be a threat to my own life.

That is how my story, as told in COde blues, rushes out of the gates from the first moments.

it tells the story of a life of isolation and struggle through my school years, medical school in bologna, italy and beverly hills where i dealt with the demons of depression as i built a successful career as an orthopedic surgeon.

ultimately, i found happiness.

come with me on this unlikely journey.

I hope you OR A LOVED ONE WILL FIND SOME HELP FROM MY STORY.”

Mel Nutig, M.D.

Dr. Mel hiking the Milford Track in New Zealand, 2017

  • My family as I found it when I was born, with me on my father’s lap

  • Seeing the SS Independence off: Rhoda, my future wife (first row, third from left, chin resting on hand.) To her left, my Father (with cigarette) and my Mother. My sister and brother, several people to their left. All look gloomy, as opposed to others who seem to be having a much better day, September 1964

  • Dr. Mel between surgical cases, 2010

  • Along the Camino de Santiago, Spain, 2011

  • Hiking in the Dolomite mountains in northern italy, 2013

  • A baby elephant learning from its mother in Tanzania, 2015

  • An outdoor bazaar in Istanbul, 2015

  • Outside the Sagrada Familia cathedral, Barcelona, 2022

  • A lifelong Yankees fan, even when seated below one of my photos of a mountain gorilla!

  • Dr. Mel (far left) with his bhog colleagues

  • The Two Towers of Bologna

  • Dr. Mel Revisiting Florence, 2013

  • Dr. Mel Nutig, Santa Monica, CA, 2023