Flesh and Silver — Stephen L. Burns

WHEN THEY SURRENDERED THEIR HANDS, THEY SURRENDERED THEIR HUMANITY

They are the elite of the medical profession. They can manipulate flesh and blood without surgical tools. They can mend wounds and extract disease with the power of their minds. They live in isolation, shuttled from emergency to emergency. They are the Bergmann Surgeons....

Dr. Georgory Marchey allowed MedArm to replace his hands and forearms with silver limbs. His own flesh and bone seemed a small price to pay for the ability to navigate rough the bodies of the ailing with a phantom touch. But his special gifts are met with distrust from both his patients and peers, leaving him separated from mankind. Then he is abducted by the armored "angel" Scylla--and taken to the barren world of Ananke. Ruled by a tyrannical despot, the planet's people exist as walking wounded--and slave labor. But before Marchey can cure those in need, he must first heal himself....