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Frederic E. Mohs, M.D. (1910-2002): Physician And Innovator., Nicholas A. Ross, B.A., Nazanin Saedi, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Frederic E. Mohs, M.D. (1910-2002): Physician And Innovator., Nicholas A. Ross, B.A., Nazanin Saedi, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
Frederic “Fred” E. Mohs was an “honest and good man, a ferocious and courageous worker.”1 Husband, father of three, prolific writer, and speaker, Dr. Mohs was a pioneer in many fields. His desire to do good was fueled by his enthusiasm for scientific advancement (Frederic E. Mohs Jr., personal communication, 2014). He is most remembered for Mohs Micrographic Surgery, formerly chemosurgery, which allows visualization and examination of all tissue margins achieving skin cancer cure rates of 98 to 99 per cent.
John Y. Templeton Iii: Pioneer Of Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery., Jing Li, B.S., Herbert E. Cohn, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
John Y. Templeton Iii: Pioneer Of Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery., Jing Li, B.S., Herbert E. Cohn, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
John Young Templeton III was born in 1917 in Portsmouth, Virginia, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1941. He completed his residency training under Dr. John H. Gibbon, Jr., and was the first resident who worked on Gibbon's heart-lung machine. After his training, he remained at Jefferson as an American Cancer Society fellow and Damon Runyon fellow and went on to become the fourth Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery in 1967. Dr. Templeton was the recipient of numerous grants and published over 80 papers in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. As a teacher …