Barnes Hospital and the Washington University Medical Center

1992 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-320 ◽  
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.

The history of neurosurgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Erin J. Torell ◽  
Tyler S. Pistone ◽  
Andrew P. Gard
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Resident Training ◽  
Nebraska Medical ◽  
Harvey Cushing ◽  
Lecture Series ◽  
History Of Neurosurgery ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has grown considerably from one neurosurgeon in 1923 into a first-class department with diverse subspecialty care and innovative faculty. Founding neurosurgeon Dr. J. Jay Keegan, a student of Harvey Cushing, instituted a legacy of clinical and research excellence that he passed on to his successors. The department created a lecture series to honor Keegan’s pioneering techniques and impact in the field, featuring prominent neurosurgeons from across the country. Keegan’s successors, such as Dr. Lyal Leibrock, grew the department through a unique partnership with private practice. The current faculty has continued the tradition of exceptional resident training and innovative patient care.

scholarly journals The history of neurosurgery at the University of Rochester

2014 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 989-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristopher T. Kimmell ◽  
Anthony L. Petraglia ◽  
Robert Bakos ◽  
Thomas Rodenhouse ◽  
Paul K. Maurer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Harvey Cushing ◽  
History Of Neurosurgery ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester has a long legacy of excellent patient care and innovation in the neurosciences. The department's founder, Dr. William Van Wagenen, was a direct pupil of Harvey Cushing and the first president of the Harvey Cushing Society. His successor, Dr. Frank P. Smith, was also a leader in organized neurosurgery and helped to permanently memorialize his mentor with an endowed fellowship that today is one of the most prestigious training awards in neurosurgery. The first 2 chiefs are honored every year by the department with memorial invited lectureships in their names. The department is home to a thriving multidisciplinary research program that fulfills the lifelong vision of its founder, Dr. Van Wagenen.

The Massachusetts General Hospital

1993 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 948-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred G. Barker
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Early History ◽  
Brain Surgery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Harvey Cushing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Neurological Surgery ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The early history of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is reviewed with emphasis on the development of neurological surgery. The hospital opened in 1823. Early trephinations were performed by Dr. John Collins Warren and others for treatment of trauma and epilepsy. In the 1880's, interest in brain surgery increased, and Dr. John Elliot performed several trephinations for brain tumors, three of which were witnessed by Dr. Harvey Cushing during his years at the MGH as medical student and intern. In 1911, all brain surgery was placed in the hands of Dr. S. J. Mixter. He later shared the assignment with his son, Dr. W. J. Mixter, who described herniation of the intervertebral disc with Dr. J. S. Barr and became the first Chief of the Neurosurgical Service at MGH in 1939.

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

Neurosurgery ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. E149-E157
Author(s):  
Pouya Entezami ◽  
M Reid Gooch ◽  
Adedamola Adepoju ◽  
Julie Pilitsis ◽  
Tyler J Kenning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Albany Medical College ◽  
History Of Neurosurgery ◽  
Center Hospital ◽  
History Of ◽  
Medical Center Hospital

The history of neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Visish M. Srinivasan ◽  
Caroline C. Hadley ◽  
Akash J. Patel ◽  
Bruce L. Ehni ◽  
Howard L. Weiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residency Program ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Baylor College ◽  
Texas Medical ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
History Of Neurosurgery ◽  
History Of ◽  
Md Anderson ◽  
The University

The development of neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine began with the medical school’s relocation to the new Texas Medical Center in Houston in 1943. An academic service was organized in 1949 as a section of neurosurgery within Baylor’s Department of Surgery. Soon the practice, led by Dr. George Ehni, evolved to include clinical services at Methodist, Jefferson Davis (forerunner of Ben Taub), Texas Children’s, the Veterans Affairs, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center hospitals. A neurosurgery residency program was established in 1954. As the clinical practice expanded, neurosurgery was upgraded from a section to a division and then to a department. It has been led by four chiefs/chairs over the past 60 years—Dr. George Ehni (1959–1979), Dr. Robert Grossman (1980–2004), Dr. Raymond Sawaya (2005–2014), and Dr. Daniel Yoshor (2015–2020). Since the 1950s, the department has drawn strength from its robust residency program, its research base in the medical school, and its five major hospital affiliates, which have largely remained unchanged (with the exception of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center replacing Methodist in 2004). The recent expansion of the residency program to 25 accredited positions and the growing strength of relationships with the “Baylor five” hospitals affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine portend a bright future.

The history of neurosurgery in Memphis: the Semmes-Murphey Clinic and the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine

2010 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dee J. Canale ◽  
Clarence. B. Watridge ◽  
Tyler S. Fuehrer ◽  
Jon H. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Surgical Specialty ◽  
University Of Tennessee ◽  
Harvey Cushing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Science Center ◽  
Neurological Surgery ◽  
The University

Neurological surgery was defined as a separate surgical specialty by Harvey Cushing and a few other surgeons, most of whom were trained and influenced by Cushing. One of these, Raphael Eustace Semmes, became the first neurosurgeon in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1912. After World War II, Semmes and his first associate, Francis Murphey, incorporated the Semmes-Murphey Clinic, which has been primarily responsible for the growth of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, as well as the development of select neurosurgical subspecialties in Memphis area hospitals.

Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital

1994 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey S. Oppenheim
Keyword(s):  
Mount Sinai Hospital ◽  
Content Type ◽  
History Of Neurosurgery ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mount Sinai ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The Mount Sinai Hospital was founded in 1852 under the name “The Jews' Hospital.” Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Hospital can be traced to the work of Dr. Charles Elsberg. In 1932, the Department of Neurosurgery was created under the direction of Dr. Ira Cohen. The history of neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital is recounted.

Development of neurosurgery in Southern California and the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center

1993 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
John H. Schneider ◽  
Martin H. Weiss ◽  
William T. Couldwell
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Content Type ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
The University

✓ The Los Angeles County General Hospital has played an integral role in the development of medicine and neurosurgery in Southern California. From its fledgling beginnings, the University of Southern California School of Medicine has been closely affiliated with the hospital, providing the predominant source of clinicians to care for and to utilize as a teaching resource the immense and varied patient population it serves.

Leiomyoma of the Male Urethra

2000 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Mira ◽  
Guang Fan
Keyword(s):  
Urethral Stricture ◽  
English Language ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Male Urethra ◽  
Surgical Specimen ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Epithelioid Leiomyoma

Abstract We describe the case of a 48-year-old quadriplegic black man with history of C4-C5 cervical spine and cord injury secondary to a fall, who presented to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Urology Service with obstructive symptoms at urination. A bulbous urethral stricture was diagnosed and subsequently resected with primary urethral reanastomosis. On pathologic examination, the surgical specimen contained an epithelioid leiomyoma at the site of the urethral stricture. Although leiomyomas of the female urethra are relatively common, we identified only 2 previously reported cases of leiomyomas of the male urethra in the English-language medical literature. To the best of our knowledge, we describe the third case of leiomyoma of the male urethra, the first of the epithelioid type.

The crucial decade: modern neurosurgery's definitive development in Harvey Cushing's early research and practice, 1900 to 1910

1997 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 964-971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel H. Greenblatt
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Success ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Ability ◽  
Harvey Cushing ◽  
Neurological Surgery ◽  
Fine Print

✓ When Harvey Cushing announced his full-time commitment to neurological surgery in 1904, it was a discouraging and discouraged enterprise. Other surgeons' mortality rates for patients with brain tumors were 30 to 50%. By 1910 Cushing had operated on 180 tumors; he had a thriving practice, with a patient mortality rate of less than 13%. The three essential ingredients of his success were: 1) a new surgical conceptualization of intracranial pressure (ICP); 2) technical innovations for controlling ICP; and 3) establishment of a large referral base. In the years 1901 through 1905, the implications of his research on the “Cushing reflex” were quickly translated into surgical techniques for controlling ICP. In the period between 1906 and 1910, Cushing built up his referral practice by publishing widely, and especially by lecturing to medical audiences throughout the United States and Canada. His scientific work on ICP was essential to his clinical success, but without his professional and social ability to build a thriving practice, there would have been insufficient material for him to use to improve his approaches.

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