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Archives and History

History of Surgery Poster Competition 2024

First Place

Tragedy And Healing: The Impact Of Two Black Surgeons In The Jim Crow South

Savanna Banks, BS and Isaiah Ware, MS

Second Place

Triage Tracks: A History Of Wartime Hospital Trains

Alexandria Soto, BS

Other Posters Presented

Advances In Combat Vascular Trauma Care Through Translational Animal Research Across United States Military Service Branches

Anna Rogalska, DO; Marlin Wayne Causey, MD, FACS; Theodore Hart, MD; Ashley N. Flinn, MD; Maria Eugenia D. Navarro, MD; James Bynum, PhD; Stephanie Sherille Combs, RN; and Jason Rall, PhD

The First University-trained African American Physician: More Than An Abolitionist

Pooja Patel, MD and Lambros D. G. Angus, MD, MPH, FACS

Bouveret's Revelation: Unraveling Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused By Impacted Gallstones From Bilioenteric Fistulas

Judy Wong, MD, MPH; Justine Kandolo, MD; Alexandra Abruzzo, MD; Kelly Sanchez, MD; Gagandeep Samra, MD; Craig Biegel, DO; Dmitriy Kim, DO; and Rodolfo Colaco, MD, FACS

Farm To (OR) Table: A Pioneering Case Of Xenogeneic Cross-circulation

Timothy R. Harris, MD; Kaitlyn Tracy, MD; Garrett N. Coyan MD; and Matthew D. Bacchetta, MD, FACS

Feminism And Activism In Surgery: The Life Story Of Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy

Yesha Maniar, MD; Meher Oberoi, MD; Haarika Chalasani, MD; and Adam Eugene Stright, MD, FACS

Dr. Lucille Teasdale-Corti: Paving the Way for Canadian Women in Pediatric Surgery and for Global Surgery

Emilie K. Landry, MD; Ann Aspirot, MD; Sarah Bouchard, MD; Mona Beaunoyer, MD; Marianne Beaudin, MD; and Caroline P. Lemoine, MD

Salem's Surgeons And The Anatomy Of A Witch

Chelsea Powell, MD

The Pulse Of Progress: James S.T. Yao M.D., Ph.D.’s Breakthrough Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)

Maxime Visa, BA; Margaret Reilly, MD; Calvin Chao, MD; and Mark K. Eskandari, MD, FACS

Unveiling Protamine's Transformative Role: From Nuclear Protein To Surgical Frontiers

Cameron T. Smith, MS; Dominic Maiuro, MS; Sydney Carpenter, MS; Chloe Maye, BS; Swathi Sridhar, MS, MPH; and Robert Hillard, MD

Vivian Thomas - How One Man Transcended Institutional Racism To Solve Tetralogy Of Fallot

Alexandria Nicole Gudeman, DO and Victoria Louise Walker, DO

The Evolution Of Connection: Tracing The Path Of Roux-en-y Anastomosis

Momina Sharif Umair, MD and Furqan Abid Bhullar, MD

From Pencil To Pixel: A Brief History Of How Art Shaped Surgical Education

Valerie Du, MD and Victor X. Du, MD

Changing The Face Of Prison Reform: The History Of Plastic Surgery In Prison

Christina Schott, BSN; Hannaka Spillman, BS; Randilu Amarasinghe, BS; Meagan Keane Mitchell, BS; Marian Khalili, MD; and Matthew Ng, MD, FACS

From The Battlefield To Space: How NASA And DARPA Orchestrated The Development Of Telepresence Robotic Surgery

Meagan Keane Mitchell, BS; Christina Schott, BS; Hannaka Spillman, MA; Randilu Amarasinghe, BS; Aalap J. Herur-Raman, MSc; Michael Horsey, MD; Vincent J. Obias, MD, MS; Marian Khalili, MD; and Matthew Ng, MD, FACS

Waves Of Mercy: The Mercy Ships As A Blueprint For Free Surgical Healthcare And Training New Generations In Underserved Populations

Grace Hover Howell, BA; Nelson Daniel Howell, BA; Shelley R. Edwards, BS; Alexa N. Lee, MS; Simranjit Kaur, MS; and Brian D. Williams, MD, MPH

From War To Beauty: French Surgeons Pioneered Cosmetic Surgery

Julian Isoux, MS; Yassine Dhaou, MS; Marie Merz, MS; and Maxime Maurel, MS

Rupert B Turnbull: The Visionary Who Built On The Past In Designing The Future

Imran Khan, MD; Mikhael Belkovsky, MD; and Tracy Lynn Hull, MD, FACS

Ink And Scalpel: The Forgotten Surgical Illustrations Of Serefeddin Sabuncuoglu During The Ottoman Empire

Olivia Hoy, BS and Jacquelyn S. Carr, MD

The Evolution Of The Chest Tube: From Wound Sucking Soldiers To Modern Day Thoracic Drainage

Lynn Damaris Munoz, MD, FACS

José Felix Patiño: Father Of Latin American Academic Surgery

Nicolas Munoz, MD