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. 2015 Winter;27(4):353-9.
doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Nov 11.

Mayo Clinic: An Institutional History of General Thoracic Surgery

Erin A Gillaspie  1 , Francis C Nichols 3rd  1 , Mark S Allen  2
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Mayo Clinic: An Institutional History of General Thoracic Surgery

Erin A Gillaspie et al. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Winter.

Abstract

The Mayo Clinic was started in Rochester, MN after a 1883 tornado disaster. The Mayo brothers, William and Charles began thoracic surgical procedures early in their career. Dr. Samuel Robinson is recognized as the first thoracic surgeon at Mayo. He was followed by Drs. Harrington and Claret who became famous surgeons. Many other notable surgeons have help to build the thoracic surgical practice into what is today a world renown center of excellence in thoracic surgery.

Keywords: Thoracic surgery; education; history; innovation; tuberculosis.

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