Surgical Oncology Heroes and Legends: Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, as Interviewed by Kelly M. McMasters, MD

Affiliations

¹ The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
² The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA. kelly.mcmasters@louisville.edu.

Editorial

Hiram C Polk Jr et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct.

. 2024 Oct;31(10):6375-6377.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15898-2. Epub 2024 Aug 1.

¹ The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
² The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA. kelly.mcmasters@louisville.edu.

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References

1. Polk HC Jr. Treatment of severe burns with aqueous silver nitrate (0.5%). Ann Surg. 1966;164:753–70. Presented to the American Surgical Association, Boca Raton, Florida, March 23–24, 1966.
1. Polk HC Jr, Lopez-Mayor JF. Postoperative wound infection: a prospective study of determinant factors and prevention. Surgery. 1969;66:97–103. Presented to the Society of University Surgeons, Miami, Florida, February 13–15, 1969.
1. Polk HC Jr, Miles M. The decisive period in the primary infection of muscle by Escherichia coli. Br J Exp Pathol. 1973;54:99–109. - PubMed - PMC
1. Fry DE, Pearlstein L, Fulton RL, Polk HC Jr. Multiple system organ failure: the role of uncontrolled infection. Arch Surg. 1980;115:136–40. - DOI - PubMed
1. Polk HC Jr, Fry DE. Radical peritoneal debridement for established peritonitis: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Ann Surg. 1980;192:350–5. Presented to the American Surgical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, April 23–25, 1980.