Genius on the edge
the bizarre story of William Stewart Halsted, the father of modern surgery
Biographies as Topic
Surgeons
General Surgery
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Physicians
Biography
History
Traces the life of the surgeon, who, despite being a ground-breaking father of modern surgery, battled with cocaine and morphine addiction, exhibited eccentric behavior, and lived an unusual lifestyle.
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