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The energetic, affable man he was in New York—socializing and entertaining often, highly engaged with students—was not the Halsted people knew later in Baltimore, a withdrawn, wary, and enigmatic figure.
Mar 1, 1997 · Forced to confront a disabling addiction to cocaine and later morphine that threatened him with unending personal despair and professional extinction, Halsted, during a period of critical transitional years, waged perhaps his most courageous and determined battle.
- Daniel B Nunn
- 1997
Nov 16, 2020 · Halsted was a strong proponent of experimental laboratory where ‘surgical techniques were learned, and lifesaving advances born’ and discovered radical mastectomy for breast cancer as well as viable repair for inguinal hernia.
Halsted moved to Baltimore and began surgical research on dogs in William Welch’s laboratory at Hopkins. In the wake of some brilliant animal research on intestinal anastomoses, Halsted was appointed head of the outpatient department, acting surgeon to Johns Hopkins Hospital, and associate professor of surgery.
- James R. Wright, Norman S. Schachar
- 10.1503/cjs.003319
- 2020
- Can J Surg. 2020 Feb; 63(1): E13-E18.
William Stewart Halsted, M.D. (September 23, 1852 – September 7, 1922) was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer. Along with William Osler (Professor ...
Mar 1, 2007 · William Stewart Halsted was a pioneer of surgery in the USA and made many wide-ranging contributions, including the surgical treatment of breast cancer. He changed the training of surgeons from a disorganised apprenticeship to the residency training programmes used today.
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Halsted was known as a bold and aggressive surgeon, a quality which was not to be part of his make-up in Baltimore. In 1884, while experimenting with cocaine hydrochloride as a surgical anesthetic, Halsted and several of his colleagues and students became addicted to the drug.
