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    Legends of Surgery

    Legends of Surgery

    Legends of Surgery

    ratings:
    Length:
    99 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    This podcast takes an entertaining and informative approach to telling the stories of the people and events that make up the history of modern surgery.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 99 episodes

    Title

    Episode 113 - Better know an instrument: Potts Scissors

    In this episode, we'll meet the person behind the eponymously named scissors, the Ameri...

    21 minutes
    		Feb 26, 2024

    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 e...

    16 minutes
    		Dec 12, 2023

    Episode 111 - The Code of Hammurabi

    In this episode, we will explore the history of a nearly 4 millenia old slab of rock wh...

    16 minutes
    		Nov 15, 2023

    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 su...

    16 minutes
    		Feb 03, 2023

    Episode 109 - Was Jack the Ripper a surgeon?

    In this episode, we will explore the question of the identity of the 19th century seria...

    16 minutes
    		Dec 30, 2022

    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 Nett...

    14 minutes
    		Oct 11, 2022

    Episode 107 - "The Secret"

    In this episode, we will meet the Chamberlen family, French Huguenots and barber surgeo...

    11 minutes
    		Aug 01, 2022

    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 19t...

    17 minutes
    		Jun 22, 2022

    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 ...

    8 minutes
    		May 04, 2022

    Episode 104 - Lamb's Blood, Monkey 'Glands', Pig Kidneys, and More: A Brief History of Xenotransplantation

    In this episode, we will trace the history of attempts at transplanting cells, tissues,...

    27 minutes
    		Jan 10, 2022

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