It is as a fellow (resident) in the Departmemt of Surgery of the University of Minnesota that Dr. Dos became interested in the history of his profession, notably during the French eighteenth centur...view moreIt is as a fellow (resident) in the Departmemt of Surgery of the University of Minnesota that Dr. Dos became interested in the history of his profession, notably during the French eighteenth century. This continued along subsequent assignments to the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Eventually, the accumulated material was sorted out and organized into the present book.view less