2008 History of Medicine Archived Presentations

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Spring 2008

William Ruschenberger: 19th-Century Naval Surgeon and Cultural Adventurer

Angela Tucker Thompson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of History
February 25, 2008
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Medicine as Practiced at Jamestown, 1607-14

Terry Bond, Historic Site Interpreter, Jamestown Settlement, VA
March 3, 2008
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The Evolution of American Hospitals

Robert R. Kulesher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Health Services and Information Management
March 24, 2008
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Allen Oldfather Whipple: The Father of Modern Pancreatic Surgery

Emmanuel E. Zervos, M.D., Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
April 14, 2008
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Historically Important Microscopes: A Demonstration/Lecture

Donald R. Hoffman, Ph.D., Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
April 28, 2008
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Fall 2008

Voices and Visions: A History of Madness, Institutions, and Recovery

Sy Saeed, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Psychiatric Medicine
August 25, 2008
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Resurrection and Dissection: A Short History of Grave-Robbing

Todd L. Savitt, PhD, Professor, Medical Humanities
October 27, 2008
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Democedes of Croton and the State of Pre-Hippocratic Medicine in Ancient Greece

Anthony J. Papalas, PhD, Professor, History
November 3, 2008
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Theobald Smith: Microbe Hunter

John M. Lehman, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Health Sciences; Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
November 17, 2008
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Unpacking the Black Bag: Country Doctors and Narratives of Rural Health Care, 1920s-1970s

Sasha Mullally, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, University of Alberta
November 21, 2008
Not Recorded