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01.11.2015 | Editorial Perspective
Robert Condon MD FACS 1929–2015: In Memory
verfasst von:
Carlos Pellegrini
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 11/2015
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Excerpt
Dr. Robert Condon, a major figure in American and international surgery and long-time friend passed away earlier this year. Dr. Condon was born in Albany, New York, in 1929. Following High School, he served the United States Marine Corps for 2 years, and continued in the reserves until 1957. He received his MD in 1957 from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, NY and then headed to the University of Washington for residency training, graduating in 1965. During his time at UW, he became a close colleague of Dr. Lloyd Nyhus and along with the Department Chairman Dr. Henry Harkins, they became part of what was known as “The Seattle Group” researching and developing surgical treatments for ulcers and then, what would become Dr. Condon’s scholarly passion throughout his career, the science and art of hernia surgery. He was a major contributor to Harkins and Nyhus’ Hernia, which in a later edition was renamed, Nyhus and Condon’s Hernia. This text has been the definitive reference for hernia repairs for over 30 years. …