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Theodor Billroth And His Musical Life., Patrick A. Hartendorp, B.S., Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

Although most widely recognized for the two types of gastric reconstructions that bear his name, Christian Albert Theodor Billroth was one of the most innovative surgeons of his time. His contributions included developing techniques for procedures on the larynx, breast, and esophagus. He pioneered sterility and antisepsis in operating rooms. He also improved surgical education by advocating for longer apprenticeships, which helped create a framework for today’s residency programs. However, what often goes unnoticed was Dr. Billroth’s love for music, a passion that fueled him throughout his life.

John Blair Deaver, M.D., And His Marvelous Retractor., Timothy E. Newhook, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

John Blair Deaver was born near Buck, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County on July 25, 1855, to Dr. Joshua Montgomery Deaver and Elizabeth Clair Moore. The elder Deaver was a reputable country physician, educated at the University of Maryland, who fathered three physicians and a college president. John Blair Deaver (Fig. 1) went to boarding school at West Nottingham Academy in Maryland. After boarding school he taught in Lancaster County country schools to raise funds to attend the nation’s first medical school, the University of Pennsylvania. On receiving his M.D. degree in 1878, Dr. Deaver completed 1-year internships at both Germantown …

James Marion Sims, M.D., Ll.D., Jonathan Tavares, B.S., Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

Few physicians have been as celebrated and loathed as James Marion Sims, M.D., LL.D. Dr. Sims’ modest early life and education never could have predicted that he would one day be called the ‘‘Father of American Gynecology.’’1, 2 Lauded by contemporaries and early historians as ‘‘one of the most original and gifted of American surgeons,’’ he performed the first successful operation to correct vesicovaginal fistulas (a condition that prior to 1852 was known as the ‘‘stumbling-block of gynecology’’).1 Today, the same work that earned Dr. Sims fame, fortune, and innumerable honors has been called into question, because of the unethical …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 61, Number 1, Winter 2012

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Features:

• The Gift of Time for Patients with Advanced Bile Duct Cancer
• Celiac Disease: Overcoming a Stealth Public Health Menace
• Light Therapy for a Blue Planet and Beyond

The Evolution Of Cauterization: From The Hot Iron To The Bovie., Michelle F. Deleon, Ms, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

The Bovie electrocautery has become a fundamental tool of modern-day surgery, particularly for its integral role in hemostasis, yet despite this landmark invention and its widespread use, there is very little said about the man behind the machine: William T. Bovie. It would be thousands of years from the inception of cautery in medicine until the birth of Dr. Bovie and his device. However, his work in biophysics and collaboration with Dr. Harvey Cushing would revolutionize surgical practice in the early 20th century and forever ingrain his name into the field of surgery.

The Gross Clinic, The Agnew Clinic, And The Listerian Revolution., Caitlyn M. Johnson, B.S., Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

Thomas Eakins was an American artist whose unique and prolific style set him apart from other artists of the late 19th century.1 He chose to portray his subjects with intense objectivity, never deviating from reality. Even during his era when art was expected to be always beautiful, demonstrating Victorian morals of decency and decorum, Eakins chose to paint the naked truth.1 Walt Whitman was noted to have said, ‘‘I never knew of but one artist, and that’s Tom Eakins, who would resist the temptation to see what they ought to be rather than what it is.’’2 It was Eakins’ rigid …

Robert Milton Zollinger, M.D., Teacher, Surgeon, Soldier, And Farmer., Fiona M. Chory, B.S., Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

From Humble roots, Dr. Robert Milton Zollinger worked his way to a position in history among the giants of American surgery. He was born on September 4, 1903, in the central Ohio town of Millersport, the son of Elmira and William Zollinger. Neither of his parents had a high school education, but they supported education and always expressed a confidence that young Robert would be successful at anything he attempted.1 He had aspirations of attending West Point, a dream that was never fulfilled when he decided to be a surgeon. On being informed of his son’s intentions, Zollinger’s father bestowed …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 4, Fall 2011

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Features:

• Retainer Physicians: Old-Fashioned Medicine or Destabilizing Trend?
• Advancing Therapeutics for Sickle Cell and Leukemia Patients
• JMC, the American Civil War and the Birth of Modern Emergency Medicine

John H. Gibbon, Jr., M.D.: Surgical Innovator, Pioneer, And Inspiration., Jordan P. Bloom, B.S., Charles J. Yeo, Md, Herbert E. Cohn, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

Throughout history there have been many discoveries that have changed the world, including Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, and Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce’s microchip. There are a few analogous contributions that have been made in medicine: Sir Alexander’s discovery of penicillin, Lister’s principles of antiseptic technique, Salk and Sabin’s vaccines for polio, as well as numerous others. These innovative thinkers all had two factors in common. First, they were pioneers who faced problems that had no solutions at the time and who refused to accept the status quo in the face of great scrutiny and …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 3, Summer 2011

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Features:

• Jefferson Graduate Climbs High
• Robotic Surgery Prompts Converts and Critics
• Feelling Ill? There's an App for That

Thomas Dent Mütter: The Humble Narrative Of A Surgeon, Teacher, And Curious Collector., Jennifer A. Baker, B.S., Charles J. Yeo, Md, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Iv, Md

Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles

Thomas Dent Mutter, a beloved teacher, respected colleague, devoted husband, surgical pioneer, and legendary collector, emerged from a tragic childhood as an ambitious young physician who would leave a permanent imprint on medical education (Fig. 1). Dr. Mutter is best known in the Philadelphia area for the museum of medical curiosities, which bears his name. Overflowing with various medical memorabilia, anatomical and pathological specimens, casts, models, watercolors, and historical instruments, the Mutter Museum often overshadows the numerous other contributions Dr. Mutter made during his shortened life.1 A quote from Henry Brooks Adams is quite apropos, ‘‘A teacher affects eternity; he …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 60, Number 1, Winter 2011

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Features:

• Women in Medicine: Bridging the Gaps
• Time & Place
• Jefferson Women: Leaders Through the Decades
• Personal Stories

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 4, Fall 2010

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 4, Fall 2010

Dean's Message, page 2

Findings: Studies Produce New Tumor Growth Theory, Page 4

No Longer Fringe: Integrative Medicine Blends In, page 6

Breathing New Life into CPR, page 12

The Art of Healing: The Gross Clinic Reborn, page 14

Faculty Profile: Charlie Yeo: The Consummate Competitor, page 20

On Campus, page 22

Class Notes, page 26

Giving, page 32

In Memoriam, page 44

By the Numbers, page 46

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 3, Summer 2010

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 3, Summer 2010

Dean's Message, page 2

Findings: Researchers Find Breast Tumor Suppressor, page 4

Computational Biology: Turning Data into Knowledge, page 6

Entire Back File of Jefferson Alumni Bulletins Available Online, page 10

Healthcare Reform: What Does it Mean for Physicians and Medical Students?, page 12

Faculty Profile: Janet Larson: Pioneering Fetal Gene Technologies, page 18

On Campus, page 20

Class Notes, page 26

In Memoriam, page 30

By the Numbers, page 33

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 2, Spring 2010

Dean's Message, page 2

Findings: Researchers Decode Powerful Tumor Suppressor, page 4

Jefferson Physicians Respond to Haiti Earthquake, page 6

Student Blog: Exploring Health Care in Uganda, page 10

JHN Physicians Use Robotic System to Examine Patients from Afar, page 13

Crime in the Age of Science: 19th Century Body Snatching, page 14

Faculty Profile: Edouard Trabulsi: Easing the Burden on Cancer Patients, page 18

On Campus, page 20

Class Notes: George Valko, MD ’86: Alumni Association’s New President, page 22

In Memoriam, page 27

By the Numbers, page 29

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2010

Dean's Message, page 2

Findings: Study Targets Scourge of U.S. Military, page 4

The Rewards and Challenges of Translational Medicine: The Patient-Centered Medical Home, page 6

Beyond the Office Visit: Jefferson Focuses on Advocacy, page 12

Eakins Scholar Follows Her Own Path, page 16

Jefferson Faculty Compile First Medical Professionalism Textbook, page 18

Faculty Profile: Karen Knudsen: Piecing Together the Prostate Cancer Puzzle, page 20

On Campus, page 22

Class Notes, page 28

In Memoriam, page 34

By the Numbers, page 37

2010 Clinic Yearbook, Kelly Mcglaughlin

Sidney Kimmel Medical College Yearbooks

The Clinic is the yearbook of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College (formerly Jefferson Medical College) at Thomas Jefferson University.

Index And End Pages

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.

The Region Of The Wrist And Hand

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.

The Region Of The Forearm

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

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The Region Of The Elbow

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

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The Region Of The Arm

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.

The Region Of The Axilla

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

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The Region Of The Shoulder

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.

The Diaphragm

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

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The Region Of The Thorax

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.

The Region Of The Neck

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

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The Region Of The Larynx

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.

The Region Of The Mouth

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.

The Deep Structures Of The Face

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.