This Article  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Presidential Address

FRANK GERBODE, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1963;86(1):1-4.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

The thought of having an international organization devoted to cardiovascular surgery evolved in 1950. Professor René Leriche was the first president, and the first meeting was scheduled to be held in Paris in September, 1950, but due to the Korean War it was postponed until June, 1951, when it was held in Atlantic City. The organization was first called the International Society of Angiology, and it had an official journal, Angiology. The society was formed as it is now, with a central organization and 3 regional chapters to represent Europe, North America, and South America.

The secretary, Dr. Henry Haimovici, had a great deal to do with the concept and early development of this society. Dr. Emile Holman was elected the first president of the North American Chapter, Dr. Geza de Takats, Vice President, and Dr. Haimovici, Secretary-Treasurer. The first scientific paper delivered before this society was by René Leriche—no . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
SAN FRANCISCO

From the Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pres byterian Medical Center.

Footnotes
Read before the 10th Scientific Meeting of the International Cardiovascular Society, North American Chapter, Chicago, June 23, 1962.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?