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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;220(2):298-299.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.042. Epub 2020 May 5.

Surgeons, plague, and leadership: A historical mantle to carry forward

Justin Barr  1 , E Shelley Hwang  2 , Cynthia K Shortell  3
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Editorial

Surgeons, plague, and leadership: A historical mantle to carry forward

Justin Barr et al. Am J Surg. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

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    Surgeons have a long tradition of leading research into pandemics.

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    Examples include Guy de Chauliac, James Lind, John Snow, John Hunter, Walter Reed.

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    We should leverage this history to lead efforts fighting COVID-19.

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