Legends of Surgery

In this episode, we'll cover the brilliant but difficult character of Guillaume Dupuytren, and of course the disease whi... Read more

In this episode, we cover one of the most influential books in the history of surgery, the 'De Humane Corporis Fabrica',... Read more

In this episode, we cover the contributions to neurosurgery by Dr. Walter Dandy, including an in depth look at the ventr... Read more

In this episode, we will follow the life story of Dr. William Halsted, from his origins in New York, to his drug addicti... Read more

This is another episode provided by Dr. David Sigmon! He covers the history of a surgeon who had a successful, but not n... Read more

In this first of two episodes on the titan of neurosurgery, we'll look at his beginnings including his early life, medic... Read more

In this second episode on Dr. Harvey Cushing, we will cover his career, starting at Johns Hopkins, his move to the Bent ... Read more

In this episode, host Dr. David Sigmon tells the inspirational true story of Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta, the first Afr... Read more

In this episode, we'll cover R Adams Cowley, a surgeon who's single-minded determination reinvented how trauma patients ... Read more

In this episode, we'll cover the story of Will and Charlie Mayo, the brothers that founded what is now known as the Mayo... Read more

In this episode, we will cover the pancreatic surgery commonly known as the Whipple procedure and learn about the life a... Read more

In this episode, we will cover the history of the appendix, from its first description, to its (recently) described func... Read more

In this episode, we'll learn about the gastrointestinal surgery known as the Roux-en-Y procedure, and learn about the su... Read more

In this episode, we'll cover the relatively rare but interesting thoracic outlet syndrome, discussing its anatomy and ca... Read more

This is the first of a three part series exploring the history of laparoscopy, starting with the very earliest attempts ... Read more

In this episode, we will cover the life and work of Dr. Theodor Billroth, one of the great 19th century surgeons. He not... Read more

The heart lung bypass machine replaces the functions of the heart and lungs, allowing surgeons to operate on the heart. ... Read more

In this episode, we'll cover the life and times of the surgeon for whom "Metz" are named for, Dr. Myron Firth Metzenbaum... Read more