Episode 101 - Galen, Part 2: His Works

5/21/2021

Legends of Surgery

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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 repeated for centuries before being disproven. We'll also have a look at the history of the first known surgery, trephination (or drilling a hole in the head), the origins of the word 'cancer', and lots more! As well, Suture Tales takes a look at a giant in the history of ENT surgery, Dr. John Conley. And if you stay to the end, there's even some poetry!

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Episode 101 - Galen, Part 2: His Works

Legends of Surgery

More episodes from "Legends of Surgery"

Episode 113 - Better know an instrument: Potts Scissors

Episode 112 - The Ongoing History of Surgery: The World's First Whole Eye Transplant

Episode 111 - The Code of Hammurabi

Episode 110 - The Loch Ness Monster and The Surgeon's Photo

Episode 109 - Was Jack the Ripper a surgeon?

Episode 108 - The Michelangelo of Medicine: Frank Netter and the Atlas of Human Anatomy

Episode 107 - "The Secret"

Episode 106 - From toxin to cure: The story of Botox

Episode 105 - Better know an instrument: the Yankauer suction tip

Episode 104 - Lamb's Blood, Monkey 'Glands', Pig Kidneys, and More: A Brief History of Xenotransplantation