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Portland’s Prescient Polymath

Walter B. Goldfarb, MD

Arch Surg. 2005;140:328-338.

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INTRODUCTION

In searching for an appropriate topic for the Presidential Address, a subject that has powerfully occupied my mind from the moment of my selection as president-elect 2 years ago, I have considered and rejected a variety of the usual themes — mentors; societal, surgical, and educational issues; and economic, malpractice, and philosophical considerations — for a variety of reasons but mostly owing to intellectual inadequacy. Many members of this society are much more qualified to discuss any of these subjects in greater detail, and it would be presumptuous of me even to attempt to address them, so I shall confine my remarks to that which I know.

Figure appears in full text version. Walter Goldfarb, MD

The years between 1867 and the beginning of the twentieth century mark the transition in which the first era of surgery was fading and the new age, the listerian, was dawning. Despite the monumental advances in medicine over the past . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland.