An engaging account of the creation of the American College of Surgeons and the individuals who formed the organization written on the 100th year anniversary of its founding.

A History of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012

David L. Nahrwold

Amer College of Surgeons

To celebrate the centennial of the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), David L. Nahrwold, MD, FACS, has written a history of the ACS member magazine. "After studying the history of the College and the content of 100 years of Bulletins," writes Dr. Nahrwold in the book's foreword, "I soon realized that the Bulletin has conveyed the remarkable story of how the College and its members laid the foundation for our healthcare system." The Bulletin began in 1916 as a series of single-subject bulletins to the Fellowship from the College's founders. The book covers the history of the magazine through the end of World War II, as it developed into a rich, detailed publication that illuminated the background, concerns, and personalities of the College's leaders as they explained and defended their actions to the members, determined what role the ACS would play in the practice of surgery, addressed the establishment of hospital standards, summarized meetings and conferences, and reported on credentialing, record keeping, education, specialization, public health issues, scientific advances, international relations, and military surgery, among other subjects. The Bulletin is still published today on a monthly basis, and continues to play a vital role in the College's communications with members. Dr. Nahrwold is Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, where he was the Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and Chairman, department of surgery, and surgeon-in-chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He served as a Regent, Chairman of the Board of Governors, First Vice-President, and Interim Director of the American College of Surgeons, and received its Distinguished Service Award. He is co-author, with Peter J. Kernahan, MD, PhD, FACS, of A Century of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012.

A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College: The Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

American College of Surgeons

David L. Nahrwold, MD, FACS, wrote this account of the extraordinary life of C. Rollins Hanlon, MD, FACS, Director of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), 1969–1986. Dr. Hanlon, an erudite, principled cardiothoracic surgeon and innovator, co-developed the Blalock-Hanlon operation with Alfred Blalock. He was trained by, worked alongside, and was friends with eminent surgeons at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Cincinnati General Hospital, and the University of California, San Francisco, and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. Dr. Hanlon had a distinguished surgical career at Johns Hopkins and at St. Louis University—where, as chair of surgery, he developed the institution’s cardiac research capabilities, which helped to pioneer early open-heart and heart-transplant procedures. As Director, President, and Executive Consultant for the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Hanlon had a profound effect on the direction and philosophy of the College. He received the first ACS Lifetime Achievement Award. 
 Dr. Nahrwold served as a Regent, Chairman of the Board of Governors, First Vice-President, and Interim Director of the American College of Surgeons, and received its Distinguished Service Award. He is the author of 
A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College: The Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons and co-author of 
A Century of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913–2012.

The Conscience of Surgery: C. Rollins Hanlon, MD, FACS

David L. Nahrwold, Peter J. Kernahan

A Century of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012

Peter J. Kernahan

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A History of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012

A Mirror Reflecting Surgery, Surgeons, and their College: The Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons

The Conscience of Surgery: C. Rollins Hanlon, MD, FACS

A Century of Surgeons and Surgery: The American College of Surgeons 1913-2012