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Author Toledo-Pereyra, Luis H.

Title Surgical revolutions : a historical and philosophical view / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra
Published Singapore : World Scientific, [2011]
©2011

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Description xiii, 194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Series Medical Humanities collection PAH
Contents Section 1. Surgical Revolutions: 1.Surgical revolutions / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 2. De humani corporis fabrica surgical revolution / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 3. Exercitatio anatomica de motus cordis et sanguinis in animalibus surgical revolution / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra -- 4. The strange little animals of Antony van Leeuwenhoek--surgical revolution / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 5. Anesthesia surgical revolution / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 6. Introduction a l'etude de la medicine experimentale surgical revolution, Part I / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 7. Introduction a l'etude de la medicine experimentale, Part II / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 8.Joseph Lister surgical revolution / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 9. Birth of scientific surgery: John Hunter versus Joseph Lister as the father or founder of scientific surgery / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 10. X-rays surgical revolution / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 11. Concluding remarks on the surgical revolutions / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra -- Section II. History of Surgery and Medical Humanities: 12. Surgical research II / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 13. Arpad Gerster and Max Thorek contributions to American surgery / Robert M. Langer ; 14. Michael E. DeBakey : reformer of cardiovascular surgery / Roberto Anaya-Prado [et al.]; 15. Christiaan Barnard / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 16. Heart transplantation / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 17. Art, surgery and transplantation / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 18. Believing in yourself / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 19. Mentoring / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra; 20. Gentleman surgeon / Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra
Notes Part of Medical Humanities collection in PAH
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Medical innovations.
Surgeons.
Surgery -- History.
Surgery.
General Surgery -- history.
Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical -- history.
History, 17th Century.
History, 18th Century.
History, 19th Century.
History, 20th Century.
General Surgery -- history.
LC no. 2012472971
ISBN 9789814329620
9814329622