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1. www.thelancet.com › journals › lanoncWilliam Stewart Halsted: his life and contributions to surgery

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   During his years in Baltimore, Halsted made an unprecedented number of contributions to general surgery, including his development of radical mastectomy as a treatment for breast cancer. In England, Charles Hewitt Moore described an operation which removed the skin, breast, pectoral muscles, and axillary lymph nodes.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Stewart_HalstedWilliam Stewart Halsted - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleWilliam Stewart Halsted: his life and contributions to surgery

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   Mar 1, 2007 · During his years in Baltimore, Halsted made an unprecedented number of contributions to general surgery, including his development of radical mastectomy as a treatment for breast cancer.

   • Author: Michael P Osborne

   • Publish Year: 2007

4. www.thelancet.com › journals › langasWilliam Halsted: surgeon, innovator, addict - The Lancet

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   He introduced surgical gloves. He was the first to successfully resect a periampullary carcinoma. He developed the eponymous operation to correct inguinal hernias, pioneered the radical mastectomy for breast cancer, and undertook some of the earliest procedures on the biliary tract.

   • Author: Talha Khan Burki

   • Publish Year: 2018

5. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullEverything Old is New Again: Applying the Lessons from ...

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   Mar 25, 2022 · In addition to his many contributions to surgical science, Halsted is credited with the development of the structure of the modern surgical residency program. Now, despite the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of surgery, many of Halsted’s teachings remain applicable today.

6. www.britannica.com › biography › William-Stewart-HalstedWilliam Stewart Halsted | Pioneer, Innovator, Surgeon ...

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   Sep 19, 2024 · William Stewart Halsted was an American pioneer of scientific surgery who established at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, the first surgical school in the United States. After graduating in 1877 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, Halsted studied for two years in Europe,

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   What was Halsted's most enduring contribution to surgery?

   • Halsted's most enduring contribution to surgery was the development of an organised system for surgical training in the USA. 41 The residency training programme he introduced has remained fundamentally unchanged during the past 100 years.

   William Stewart Halsted: his life and contributions to surgery

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   How did William Halsted contribute to modern medicine?

   • It is difficult to overstate the contribution that William Halsted (1852–1922) made to modern medicine. He invented the submucosal intestinal suture, without which gastrointestinal surgery could not have developed. He came up with the now-ubiquitous hospital chart to track the patient's temperature, pulse, and respiration.

   William Halsted: surgeon, innovator, addict - The Lancet

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   Who was William Stewart Halsted?

   • 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.

   William Stewart Halsted: his life and contributions to surgery

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   Was there surgery before or after William Halsted?

   • There was surgery before William Halsted and there was surgery after William Halsted. For William Halsted, there was also a before and an after. The date can be pinpointed: October 11 1884, the day the brilliant surgeon first learned about cocaine.

   William Halsted: surgeon, innovator, addict - The Lancet

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   How much did Halsted charge for a gallstone operation?

   • In his written history, Osler commented on Halsted's fees, quoting a particular fee of $10 500 (about $200 000 nowadays) 4, 5 that Halsted had charged for a gallstone operation he had done that had been fraught with complications.

   William Stewart Halsted: his life and contributions to surgery

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   What did Osler say about Halsted?

   • However, the contents were published 20 years early. 19,43 Osler wrote that Halsted was a remarkable man but that his attempts to cure himself were ineffectual. Osler also recognised Halsted's outstanding surgical skills and said that Halsted was the most conscientious surgeon he knew.

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8. www.jhandsurg.org › article › S0363-5023(14)00654-6Genius on the Edge: The Bizarre Double Life of Dr. William ...

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   Oct 1, 2014 · Dr. Imber’s biography of William Halsted tells of Olympian heights refining and perfecting scientific surgery and gutter-level struggles of addiction. Although weak on precise sourcing, the book tells a fascinating tale and is a great springboard to further study of a larger than life genius who was also very much an ordinary human being.