Bonus Episode - The Curious Case of Scarpa's Head
In this bonus suture tale episode, we cover the life and works of the famous Italian surgeon and anatomist Antonio Scarpa. While many are familiar wit...
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Legends of Surgery is a podcast that tells the stories of the people and events that make up the history of modern surgery, told in an informal, entertaining and educational manner.
Episode 102 - Hua T'o and Surgery in Ancient China
In this episode, we cover the legendary figure of Hua T'o, the best known (and one of the few) surgeons from Ancient China, as well as the state of su...
Episode 101 - Galen, Part 2: His Works
In this episode, we'll take a look at some of the contributions he made in surgery and anatomy, as well as some of the errors of his that were repeate...
Episode 100 - Galen, Part 1: The Story of his Life
In the 100th episode of Legends of Surgery, we will explore the life of one of medicine and surgery's greatest influences: the Greek physician from An...
Episode 99 - The History of Transgender Reassignment Surgery
In this episode, we'll cover the history of transgender medicine, with a focus on the development of the main surgical procedures in gender reassignme...
Episode 98 - A Knot of Suture Tales
In this episode, we're going to do something a bit different. I've taken a number of shorter but very interesting topics, either that I've come across...
Bonus Episode - The Bizarre History of Bezoars
In this bonus episode, we cover the long and strange history of the bezoar, a stone that forms in the stomachs of some animals (including humans!) We ...
Episode 97 - The History of Blood Transfusions
In this episode, we explore the origins of our understanding of blood and its function, going all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome. We'll discu...
Episode 96 - The History of the Esophagectomy
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, befor...
Episode 95 - Non Per Os: The Tale of TPN
In this episode, we will cover the story of providing fluids and nutrients intravenously, leading up to Dr. Stanley Dudrick and the development of TPN...