William Hallstead's guest appearances

William Hallstead

Dr. Chapa’s Clinical Pearls. 

Lichen Planus

Helen Keller

Ignaz Semmelweis

Buster Douglas

Julie Moss

Lichen Simplex Chronicus

H. Pylori

Leslie Clark

Brave Genius

Evan O

OwlTail

This is a quick historical perspective of an ingenious approach to a deadly obstetrical problem in history. Dr. William Halstead, the father of modern surgery, is credited with performing the first blood transfusion following postpartum hemorrhage in the United States. However, it was British obstetrician James Blundell that first described blood transfusion to prevent death from postpartum bleeding. Let’s take a look at this amazing historical story.

How a famed surgeon changed the field of obstetrics: William Hallstead, postpartum hemorrhage, and brave genius.