This episode was written by a guest contributor, Harvard student Simar Bajaj. In it, we cover some of the anatomy and function of the esophagus, before tracing the history of the earliest attempts at operating on the esophagus (in ancient Egypt!) up to the modern era. We'll meet a number of surgical legends, and explore some related and fun topics, like answering the question, 'can you burp in space'?
Episode 56 - William Ladd:Father of Paediatric Surgery
Episode 55 - Better know a procedure: the Whipple operation
Episode 54 - Better know an instrument: the Surgical Stapler
Episode 53 - Creepy Crawlers in Surgery: Halloween Edition
Episode 52 - Sir Harold Ridley and the story of cataracts
Bonus Episode 3 - Of Barbers and Surgeons
Episode 51 - The Controversial figure of Dr. J. Marion Sims
Episode 50 - John Hunter: Father of Scientific Surgery
Episode 49 - Surgical Families: the Mayo Brothers
Episode 48 - Better know a procedure: the Nissen Fundoplication
Episode 47 - Dominique Jean Larrey, the first modern military surgeon
Episode 46 - Sir Archibald McIndoe and the Guinea Pig Club
Episode 45 - Dr. Al-Zahrawi and surgery in the Islamic Medieval World
Episode 44 - Dr. George Washington Crile and the Cleveland Clinic
Episode 43 - Dr. Harvey Cushing, Part 2: Making of a Legend
Episode 42 - Dr. Harvey Cushing, Part 1: Origin Story
Episode 41 - History of Rhinoplasty
Episode 40 - Better know a procedure: the Roux-en-Y
Episode 39 - Dr. Theodor Billroth: Father of Abdominal Surgery
Episode 38 - International Women's Day Edition
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