Written by a world-renowned historian of surgery, this volume is a masterful textual and pictorial history of the evolution of American surgery. Dr. Rutkow draws on his experience as a surgeon and a historian to provide an enlightening account of the development of surgery in the context of American social, economic, and political history. Interspersed with the narrative is an extraordinary collection of archival photographs and drawings, many of which have never before been published.The first section chronicles the history of American surgery from Native American practices and colonial times to the present. Particular attention is given to the professionalization and specialization of surgery, as well as to the influence of wars, technological advances, and other pivotal events on the profession. The second section details the history of specific surgical specialties. More than 1,000 biographical accounts of famous surgeons are deftly woven into the narrative.

American Surgery: An Illustrated History

Medical Books

Rutkow, Ira M.

Medicine

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

Designed like a fine art book, this beautiful work by the foremost American historian of surgery represents the finest pictorial record of the history of surgery ever assembled between two covers. Writing from a surgeon' perspective, Dr. Rutkow traces the development of surgery from its crude beginnings, from a primitive craft to one of modern society's most accomplished achievements. Brief biographies of hundreds of the most famous surgeons in history are included, as are charts and timelines, to make this history as accessible as possible

Surgery: An Illustrated History

Mosby, Inc.

The first volume of the definitive two-volume set on the development of American surgery describes, analyzes and illustrates with 130 historic reproductions from the original texts the 552 original surgical treatises written by American surgeons before 1900. 
Both volumes are arranged by surgical specialties so that each chapter represents a chronological history of the literature of anesthesia, colon and rectal surgery, general surgery, gynecology, neurological surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, and urology.

History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900: Textbooks, Monographs, and Treatises (Norman Bibliography Series)

Jeremy Norman Co

The second volume of the definitive two-volume set provides a survey of the periodical and pamphlet literature in which most early American surgical discoveries were first published. With 116 illustrations, this book describes and analyzes the 1413 original journal articles and pamphlets written by American surgeons before 1900 deemed to have particular historical significance. Both volumes are arranged by surgical specialties so that each chapter represents a chronological history of the literature of anesthesia, colon and rectal surgery, general surgery, gynecology, neurological surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, and urology.

History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900, Vol. II: The Periodical & Pamphlet Literature (Bibliography Ser. No. 5 & Surgery Ser. No. 4)

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American Surgery: An Illustrated History

Surgery: An Illustrated History

History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900: Textbooks, Monographs, and Treatises (Norman Bibliography Series)

History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900, Vol. II: The Periodical & Pamphlet Literature (Bibliography Ser. No. 5 & Surgery Ser. No. 4)