A Review of “Changes in the Management of Injuries to the Liver and Spleen” (2005)

The American Surgeon ◽

10.1177/0003134820979587 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 000313482097958

Author(s):

David V. Feliciano

Keyword(s):

New Orleans ◽

Gynecol Obstet ◽

Founding Member ◽

American College Of Surgeons

Introduction: The article “Changes in the Management of Injuries to the Liver and Spleen” was originally presented as the Scudder Oration on Trauma at the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) 90th Annual Clinical Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 2004. Charles L. Scudder, MD, a founding member of the College, was the originator and first Chairman of the Committee on the Treatment of Fractures from 1922 to 1933. The first “Fracture Oration” of the ACS by Dr Scudder was entitled “Oration on Fractures,” was presented at the Clinical Congress in October 1929, and was published in Surg Gynecol Obstet 1930; 50:193-195. Fracture Orations were presented from 1929 to 1941 and 1946 to 1951, while an Oration on Trauma was presented from 1952 to 1962. From 1963 to present, the Scudder Oration on Trauma has been presented at the annual Clinical Congress by an individual with significant contributions to the field.

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Rozycki-Feliciano Lecture Rudolph Matas, the Father of Vascular Surgery

The American Surgeon ◽

10.1177/00031348211069793 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 000313482110697

Author(s):

Richard J. Field ◽

Don K. Nakayama

Keyword(s):

Vascular Surgery ◽

Arteriovenous Fistula ◽

New Orleans ◽

Artery Aneurysm ◽

Peripheral Artery ◽

Medical Degree ◽

History Of Vascular Surgery ◽

Continuous Service ◽

American College Of Surgeons ◽

History Of

Rudolph Matas (1860-1957) was one of the foremost figures in the history of vascular surgery. He is considered the father of vascular surgery for his operations for arteriovenous fistula and peripheral artery aneurysm, all devised before the isolation of heparin and the wide adoption of techniques for vascular anastomosis. A medical and surgical prodigy, Matas received his medical degree from Tulane University at age 19 (1880) and was named its chair of surgery at 35 (1895), a position he would hold until 1927. A contemporary and friend of Halsted, Matas throughout his career he was known as a leader in the field, holding the presidencies of the American College of Surgeons (1925-1926) and the American Surgical Association (1909). He maintained loyal relationships to those who trained in surgery with him at Touro Hospital in New Orleans, including the author’s grandfather, the first Richard J. Field. Matas was an honored guest at the dedication of the Centreville Clinic in 1928, the facility where three generations of Field surgeons have provided continuous service to its rural Mississippi community for nearly a century.

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