Commentary: The History of Neurosurgery at Albany Medical College and Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York

Surgeons have always played an integral role in the history of the Albany Medical Center and Albany Medical College. In addition to supporting vital patient care and teaching programs, the Department of Surgery has played an important administrative role providing the college with five deans. The origins of the Department of Surgery reach back to 1910 when the American Medical Association-sponsored Flexner report proposed dramatic changes in the structure and format of medical education in the United States. In response to the recommendations of the report, the medical center restructured its faculty and curriculum to meet the demands of a rapidly advancing profession. One result of this reorganization was the formation of the Department of Surgery in 1912. Dr. Arthur Elting was named the first Chair of the Department in 1915. This report will review the history of the Department, focusing on the eight surgeons who have served as Chair.

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Barnes Hospital and the Washington University Medical Center

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1992.77.2.0318 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 77 (2) ◽

pp. 318-320 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Henry G. Schwartz

Keyword(s):

Medical Center ◽

Content Type ◽

Medical College ◽

Harvey Cushing ◽

History Of Neurosurgery ◽

History Of ◽

Neurological Surgery ◽

The University ◽

Washington University ◽

New Location

✓ The author documents the development of the Medical School at Washington University since 1891, when the St. Louis Medical College was first included as part of the University. In 1909, Robert Brookings, President of the Corporation of Washington University, acquired a large endowment and moved the clinical and hospital facilities to a new location, enabled by the estate of Robert Barnes. Harvey Cushing was offered the chair of surgery but eventually decided in favor of Harvard University in 1910. Dr. Ernest Sachs was recruited to Washington University by Dr. Fred Murphy, and in 1919 became the first ever Professor of Neurological Surgery. The history of neurosurgery and those who served it at the Washington University Medical Center and Barnes Hospital is recounted.

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Utilization of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and antibiotic susceptibilities in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a veterans affairs Medical Center C. Rheal, RN, BSN, CIC,* D. Schoonmaker, MS, A. L. Baltch, MD, R. E. Smith, MD, M. E. Rafferty, RN, MS, CIC, M. George, PhD. Stratton VA Medical Center and Albany Medical College and New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/0196-6553(95)90206-6 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 124

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Medical Center ◽

New York State ◽

Veterans Affairs ◽

York State Department ◽

Medical College ◽

Department Of Health ◽

Antibiotic Susceptibilities ◽

Albany Medical College

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Para-incisional tattooing with electrocautery

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100143671 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 113 (3) ◽

pp. 244-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Akhtar Hussain ◽

Michael S. W. Lee

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Operative Procedure ◽

Neck Surgery ◽

Head And Neck Surgery ◽

Operative Procedures ◽

Royal Infirmary ◽

Medical College ◽

Albany Medical College ◽

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

AbstractThe authors present a technique using electrocautery diathermy to make surgical tattoos. This method has been used in over 300 patients who underwent head and neck surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Albany Medical College, New York, over a period of five years. A wide variety of operative procedures such as total laryngectomies and neck dissections were performed. The electrocautery surgical tattoos have a major advantage of persisting until the end of the operative procedure by which time other types of tattoos have faded. The technique is widely available, inexpensive, and has to date been complication free.

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Sequential Analysis of Spontaneous Abortion. II. Collaborative Study**The Collaborative Study of Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Other Neurological and Sensory Disorders of Infancy and Childhood is supported by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS). The following institutions participate: Boston Lying-In Hospital; Brown University; Charity Hospital, New Orleans; Children’s Hospital of Buffalo; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Children’s Medical Center, Boston; Columbia University; Johns Hopkins University; Medical College of Virginia; New York Medical College; Pennsylvania Hospital; University of Minnesota; University of Oregon; University of Tennessee; and the Developmental Neurology Branch, NINCDS. Data Show that Gravidity Determines a Very Substantial Rise in Risk

Fertility and Sterility ◽

10.1016/s0015-0282(16)43875-6 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 282-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Alfred F. Naylor ◽

Dorothy Warburton

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Sequential Analysis ◽

Medical Center ◽

Collaborative Study ◽

Columbia University ◽

University Of Minnesota ◽

University Of Tennessee ◽

Children's Hospital ◽

Medical College ◽

Children’S Hospital

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Estimating energy requirements for children with renal disease: a comparison of methods AC SHAPIRO, LG BANDINI, PS KURTIN Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston

Nutrition in Clinical Practice ◽

10.1177/088453369300800115 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 41-41

Author(s):

Carol Ireton-Jones

Keyword(s):

Renal Disease ◽

New England ◽

Medical Center ◽

Energy Requirements ◽

Comparison Of Methods ◽

Center Hospital ◽

England Medical ◽

Medical Center Hospital

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Glaucoma Pediatric Corneal Disease—Special Considerations

US Ophthalmic Review ◽

10.17925/usor.2017.10.01.17 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 17

Author(s):

Gerald W Zaidman ◽

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Medical Center ◽

The United States ◽

Corneal Transplant ◽

Extensive Experience ◽

Medical College ◽

Department Of Ophthalmology ◽

Guest Lecturer ◽

Laser Vision

Dr Gerald W Zaidman is Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Director of the Cornea Service, and Vice-Chairman and Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at the New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center. Dr Zaidman has published over 50 peerreviewed articles and has presented at numerous meetings as a named lecturer on issues pertaining to cornea/external diseases, keratorefractive surgery, and pediatric corneal diseases. He has received both an honor award and a senior honor award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has received seven research grants. He has traveled to many regions of the United States, Europe, and Asia as an invited guest lecturer. He has extensive experience in laser vision correction and corneal transplant surgery and has lectured at and moderated many national eye meetings. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and is a reviewer for all the major journals in ophthalmology. Dr Zaidman is the founder and president of the Pediatric Keratoplasty Association.Through this society, Dr Zaidman has organized and promoted pediatric keratoplasty, an area of extreme difficulty and complexity.

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The Effect of a Methadone Treatment Program Upon Pregnant Heroin Addicts and Their Newborn Infants

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.54.3.300 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 300-305

Author(s):

Rita G. Harper ◽

George I. Solish ◽

Henry M. Purow ◽

Edward Sang ◽

William C. Panepinto

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Past History ◽

Medical Center ◽

Methadone Treatment ◽

Newborn Infants ◽

Care Program ◽

State University ◽

Downstate Medical ◽

History Of

A Family and Maternity Care Program (FMCP) for pregnant addicts, their spouses and the newborn infants was organized at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. Twenty-five percent of the women were treated for syphilis; 18% had a recurrent or recent past history of hepatitis. Obstetrical complications were reduced or eliminated by careful obstetrical surveillance. None of the mothers signed out against medical advice postpartum. Of the 51 living infants delivered within the study period, there were 17 infants weighing less than 2,500 gm. The Apgar score at one minute was 7 or higher in 84% of the infants. An excessive incidence of congenital malformation was not seen. Ninety-four percent of the infants developed withdrawal symptoms, 6% of whom convulsed repetitively. Infant withdrawal, however, was unassociated with an increase in mortality or known prolonged morbidity. This low-dose methadone program coupled with intense psychosocial support appeared to alleviate many of the common problems associated with addiction in pregnancy, but failed to prevent withdrawal in the newborn.

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Theobald Smith, 1859-1934

Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society ◽

10.1098/rsbm.1935.0014 ◽

1935 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 514-521

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

New York ◽

Public Schools ◽

School Teacher ◽

Medical Practitioner ◽

The United States ◽

Cornell University ◽

Medical College ◽

Short Course ◽

Albany Medical College

Theobald Smith, son of Philip Smith by his wife Theresa nee Kexel, was born at Albany, New York, on July 31, 1859. He was educated at public schools there and afterwards went to Cornell University, where he graduated as B.Phil. in 1881. His material circumstances being small, and failing to obtain a post as school teacher, he resolved to study medicine and went to Albany Medical College of Union University whence he graduated as M.D. in 1883, after attending the very short course then prevailing in some medical schools in the United States. He was studious and already widely read as a youth. Being possessed of the good judgement which characterized him throughout life, he was clear in his mind that his training was insufficient to qualify him as a medical practitioner. At Cornell, he worked under two remarkable teachers, Professors Gage and Wilder, with great benefit as he afterwards acknowledged.

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