Episode 113 - Better know an instrument: Potts Scissors
In this episode, we'll meet the person behind the eponymously named scissors, the American...
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Episode 113 - Better know an instrument: Potts Scissors
In this episode, we'll meet the person behind the eponymously named scissors, the American...
21:47
Episode 112 - The Ongoing History of Surgery: The World's First Whole Eye Transplant
In this episode, we will cover the recent story of (possibly) the world's first whole eye...
16:50
Episode 111 - The Code of Hammurabi
In this episode, we will explore the history of a nearly 4 millenia old slab of rock which has...
16:57
Episode 110 - The Loch Ness Monster and The Surgeon's Photo
In this episode, we will explore the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, as well as the surgeon...
16:53
Episode 109 - Was Jack the Ripper a surgeon?
In this episode, we will explore the question of the identity of the 19th century serial killer...
16:31
Episode 108 - The Michelangelo of Medicine: Frank Netter and the Atlas of Human Anatomy
In this episode, we will explore the famous 20th century medical illustrator Frank Netter and his...
14:20
In this episode, we will meet the Chamberlen family, French Huguenots and barber surgeons/male...
11:57
Episode 106 - From toxin to cure: The story of Botox
Initially recognized as a poison in blood sausage by a German country doctor in the 19th century...
17:09
Episode 105 - Better know an instrument: the Yankauer suction tip
In this episode, we will cover Dr. Sidney Yankauer, a leader in the development of ENT as a...
08:14
In this episode, we will trace the history of attempts at transplanting cells, tissues, and...
27:08
Episode 103 - The Story of the Spleen
In this episode, we return to a previous series, looking at the history of different organs in...
21:41
Bonus Episode - The Curious Case of Scarpa's Head
In this bonus suture tale episode, we cover the life and works of the famous Italian surgeon and...
17:49
Episode 102 - Hua T'o and Surgery in Ancient China
In this episode, we cover the legendary figure of Hua T'o, the best known (and one of the few)...
23:49
Episode 101 - Galen, Part 2: His Works
In this episode, we'll take a look at some of the contributions he made in surgery and anatomy,...
40:44
Episode 100 - Galen, Part 1: The Story of his Life
In the 100th episode of Legends of Surgery, we will explore the life of one of medicine and...
35:19
Episode 99 - The History of Transgender Reassignment Surgery
In this episode, we'll cover the history of transgender medicine, with a focus on the development...
54:11
Episode 98 - A Knot of Suture Tales
In this episode, we're going to do something a bit different. I've taken a number of shorter but...
38:26
Bonus Episode - The Bizarre History of Bezoars
In this bonus episode, we cover the long and strange history of the bezoar, a stone that forms in...
11:13
Episode 97 - The History of Blood Transfusions
In this episode, we explore the origins of our understanding of blood and its function, going all...
33:23
Episode 96 - The History of the Esophagectomy
This episode was written by a guest contributor, Harvard student Simar Bajaj. In it, we cover...
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