Who is Noah Behringer in the novel, A Gambler’s Anatomy?

Noah Behringer is a neurosurgeon in San Francisco, Califronia. He has developed an innovative new surgery in which the face is removed so that the front of the brain can be operated on. Because Bruno’s cancer-like growth is at the front of his brain, he goes to Behringer for this operation. Behringer appears to be an aging hippie. He is obsessed with Jimi Hendirx and always plays Hendrix’s music during operations. He used to practice medicine primarily at music concerts. On the outside, he appears rather calm and easygoing, but his inner thoughts reveal to the reader that he is somewhat arrogant, conceited, and grandiose.