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William Harvey, Andreas Vesalius, Adrian Van Der Spigelius, and Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, all of them highlighted in our blog "A Moment in History". The bookplate was printed by BookplateInk, a USA-based company. They are self-adhesive, acid-free, and very high quality paper. I strongly support...
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Update to the "A Moment in History" Series
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Vaclav Treitz As part of the redesign of this website we added a sidebar called "A Moment in...
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An incredible find in surgical stapling history
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Dr. Mark M. Ravitch Young surgeons today use surgical staplers without a thought as to the...
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The interesting story of “Sutures in Ancient Surgery” (2)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Folder of "Sutures in Ancient Surgery" This article is the continuation of The interesting story...
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Marcia Crocker Noyes (1869 - 1946)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Further to my comment on old books and research that started with an interesting bookplate...
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The interesting story of “Sutures in Ancient Surgery” (1)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Folder of "Sutures in Ancient Surgery" During a recent 2024 lecture I delivered to a group of...
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The Quest for the Lost Grave of Vesalius: an adventure of life and death
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Theo Dirix, Author and Taphophile It is a truism that commemorations generate more attention for...
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"The Anatomist" - A True Story of Gray's Anatomy
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Book cover As you know, I am interested in the history of Science, Medicine, and specially, Human...
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The Ephraim McDowell House and Museum (3)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. This is the continuation of the article “The Ephraim McDowell House and Museum (2)”. For the...
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The first use of anesthesia in surgery
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Click for a larger image When I started the sidebar segment entitled "A Moment in History", I...
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History of Surgical Stapling (3)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Surgical staplers through history In the mid 1900’s the Soviet Ministry of Health established in...
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An analysis of a letter from Dr. Ephraim McDowell (1829)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. This article continues the musings of "Interesting discoveries in a medical book". In this book I...
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Interesting discoveries in a medical book
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Letter from Ephraim McDowell to Robert Thompson As some of you may know by now, I am a collector...
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History of Surgical Stapling (2)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Pioneers of Surgical Stapling Before the invention of the first surgical staplers some inroads...
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This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Mark M. Ravitch, MD Mark M. Ravitch M.D.(1910-1989) American surgeon, historian, teacher, author,...
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Interesting discovery in an Ex-Libris
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Osler MedChi Ex-Libris For centuries, book owners and collectors have used bookplates to identify...
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Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter (1811-1859)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter Thomas Dent Mutter was born on March 9, 1811, in Richmond, VA. His mother...
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Don Antonio de Gimbernat y Arbós
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Don Antonio de Gimbernat i Arbos UPDATED: Don Antonio de Gimbernat y Arbós (1734-1816). Spanish...
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This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Annotated Fabrica Everybody has the hope of someday finding a treasure, and we look for it in...
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History of Surgical Stapling (1)
This article is part of the series "A Moment in History" where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Pioneers of Surgical Stapling If you look at a desktop stapler, you will see that it is formed by...