Lecture 1: History of Surgery Flashcards
Who is known as the grandfather of comparative medicine?
Aristotle
Who is considered the father of modern human anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
What was a major discovery by Aristotle in the horse?
He was the first to describe the absence of the gallbladder in horses
Ambroise Pare discovered what way to treat hemmorage?
Ligation
Who was the pioneer of antiseptic surgery using Louis Pasteur’s concepts?
Joseph Lister
William T.G. Morton was the first surgeon to do what?
Use ether for anesthesia
When was the X-ray first used for medical purposes?
1896
Who discovered X-rays? And when?
William Roentgen in 1895
John Hunter used what type of approach to surgery?
The first to use a scientific approach to medicine and surgery
When was the first C-section performed?
272 BC
William Halsted developed techniques for what?
Hemostasis, Local anesthetics, and patient care
In what year was the ACVS founded?
1967
