Tag Archive for ‘ACS history’
The impact of brickmaking on Franklin Martin’s character and self-confidence
Franklin H. Martin’s, MD, FACS, work as a brickmaker during his formative years enhanced his stamina, focus, and teamwork skills, which he demonstrated later in his foundational work in surgery.
Presidential illness, privacy, and a surgeon’s character: Some artifacts
Letter opener presented to Dr. Ravdin in 1950 by Penn Medical School’s Agnew Surgical Society
The lights go out in Europe during the 1914 Clinical Congress
This article summarizes the events leading up to World War I and their effect on the 1914 ACS Clinical Congress and describes the early ties the College had with the European surgical community.
Leading the way: American surgery, the ACS, and specialization
Describes the ACS’ role in leading the profession toward surgical specialization in the U.S.
Surgical societies seek control of the “laparoscopic revolution”
The October 1989 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress should be recognized as an important moment in the history of modern surgery. It was at this meeting that much of the enthusiasm for laparoscopic cholecystectomy was generated, triggering what is sometimes referred to as the “laparoscopic revolution” in general surgery. First performed in 1987 […]
No scalpel required: When orthopaedic surgery was conservative
In his 1914 presidential address to the American Orthopaedic Association, Gwilym G. Davis, MD, described the field as follows: “Radical procedures characterize general surgery, whereas conservation is the watchword of the orthopedic surgeon.”1 Conservative surgery was an ideology many elite surgeons applied at the time to separate themselves from their barber-surgeon past—to distance themselves from […]
German influences on U.S. surgery and the founding of the ACS
Describes how German surgeons influenced the founding of the College and how the German education model helped shape U.S. residency education.
Caring for the Hiroshima Maidens
Describes the work and enduring legacy of the U.S. surgeons who treated the “Hiroshima Maidens”—Japanese women who were disfigured as a result of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
The first women elected to College Fellowship
The accomplishments of the five women in the inaugural class of the ACS are described.
In memoriam: LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD, FACS—A life without boundaries
LaSalle D. Leffall Jr., MD, FACS—the first African American to serve as President of the ACS—died May 25 of cancer.
John Gabbert Bowman, first Executive Director of the ACS
Dr. Bowman
Archives of the American College of Surgeons
The book that established plastic surgery in the U.S.
Marking the 100th anniversary of Plastic Surgery: Its Principles and Practice, this month’s column looks at the development of this textbook as it relates to the evolution of the subspecialty of plastic surgery.
J.M.T. Finney, MD, FACS, and AEF Base Hospital No. 18 in WWI
Dr. Finney’s leadership as Director of Base Hospital No. 18 during World War I is the focus of this month’s column.
The U.S. medical response to gas warfare in World War I
The evolution of treating chemical-related wartime casualties, specifically gas-related injuries, starting with World War I, is detailed.
Biography of C. Rollins Hanlon, MD, FACS, Past-Director of the ACS, now available
C. Rollins Hanlon, MD, FACS, ACS Past-Director of the College, is the focus of a recently published biography.
The College, surgeons, and the Great War
Highlights the College’s efforts to prepare its American Fellows to treat patients during World War I.
The rescue of Miss Inez Stone
The safe return of a relative of Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, after Germany’s declaration of war on Russia in 1914, is the focus of this month’s column.
The Great War and the evolution of plastic and reconstructive surgery
The early growth of plastic and reconstructive surgery, and the influence of World War I military tactics on the development of the specialty, are discussed.
New oral histories added to the ACS Archives
The oral histories of ACS Past-Presidents have been updated to capture the reflections of the four most recent ACS Presidents.
Guy de Chauliac and “What the Surgeon Ought to Be”
The origin of the “What the Surgeon Ought to Be” prints, distributed to young surgeons in the mid-1950s, is summarized.
