Surgical Limits: The Life of Gordon Murray

Shelley McKellar

Published by University of Toronto Press 2003

Surgical Limits

The Life of Gordon Murray

Shelley McKellar

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680265

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By presenting the controversial figure of Gordon Murray within the context of the development of Canadian medicine and surgical practices, McKellar's exceptional biography of an extraordinary surgeon makes a major contribution to the history of modern surgery.

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McKellar Shelley :

Shelley McKellar is the Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and a professor in the Department of History at Western University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction: A Surgeon's Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Rural Beginnings: The Formation of a Surgeon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
2. Toronto Appointment: Heparin and Vascular Surgery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3. Delivering Miracles: Heart Surgery and an Artificial Kidney Machine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
4. A Private Laboratory, a Second Artificial Kidney, and New Heart Operations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
5. A Cure for Cancer? Sera, Vaccines, and the Theory of Immunity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
6. Making Paraplegics Walk Again: The Spinal Cord Controversy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
7. Time for Rest: Career Reflections Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Conclusion: Surgical Limits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Appendix. Dr Gordon Murray's Medical Writings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
A Note on Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 272

eBook

Published: May 6, 2003
ISBN: 9781442680265