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History of Surgery Poster Competition

The first ACS History of Surgery Poster Competition was held at the 2015 Clinical Congress in Chicago. Sponsored by the American College of Surgeons Surgical History Group (ACS SHG), the competition featured posters examining the impact of historical events on the development of the modern surgeon. Seventy-four proposals were submitted and twenty-one were accepted.

The winning poster was Jane Todd Crawford, submitted by Eugene H. Shively, MD, FACS; Randy Lehman, MD; and Victoria Graham, MD. The runner-up was William T. Bovie, the Father of Electrosurgery: A Brief History of One Man’s Major Contribution to Modern-Day Surgery, submitted by Michael A. Lopez; Jessica L. Buicko, MD; Kandace Kichler, MD; and Ashley M. Lankford, MD, FACS.

Randy Lehman, MD, and Eugene H. Shively, MD, FACS
Randy Lehman, MD, and Eugene H. Shively, MD, FACS
Michael A. Lopez
Michael A. Lopez

The following is a list of all posters and participants:

The Parable of the Surgeon, the Radiologist, and the Pathologist: How Collaboration Defeated a Tumor

Lauren Gillory, MD
Kristen A. Zeller, MD, FACS, FAAP

Kelling, Jacobaeus, and the Advent of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Brina Goyette
Dr. Lloyd Mack

Mark M. Ravitch and Surgical Stapler

J. Aaron Barnes, BS
Ryland S. Stucke, MD
Gina L. Adrales, MD, MPH, FACS

William T. Bovie, the Father of Electrosurgery: A Brief History of One Man’s Major Contribution to Modern-Day Surgery

Michael A. Lopez
Jessica L. Buicko, MD
Kandace Kichler, MD
Ashley M. Lankford, MD, FACS

Personal Tragedy and Systems-Based Solutions: The History of ATLS

Laura M. Mazer, MD, MS

Management of Aortic Aneurysms, 1800–2015

Justin Barr, MD
James S.T. Yao, MD, FACS
Norman M. Rich, MD, FACS

Sister Marie Joseph: A History of Team Work Between Nurses and Surgeons

J. M. Ramia, MD, PhD, FACS
A. Lopez-Marcano, MD
R. De la Plaza, MD
J. Gonzales, MD
J. Valenzuela, MD
C. Garcia-Amador, MD

Jane Todd Crawford

Eugene H. Shively, MD, FACS
Randy Lehman, MD
Victoria Graham, MD

The Atlas of Surgical Operations: Defining the Practice of General Surgery for Seven Decades

Craig A. Miller, MD, FACS
E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS
Robert M. Zollinger, Jr., MD, FACS

The Modern Surgical History of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNBx)

Alexandra Pass
Lee G. Wilke, MD, FACS

Liver Regeneration and Transplantation: The Myth Became True

Vasileios Drakopoulos
Athanasios Bakalis
Nikolaos Roukounakis
Vasileios Vougas
Spiros Drakopoulos

The Sun King’s anal fistula

J. M. Ramia, MD, PhD, FACS
A. W. Kuhnhardt, MD
R. De la Plaza, MD
V. Arteaga, MD, PhD
F. Al Shwely, MD, PhD
J. C. Valenzuela, MD
C. Garcia-Amador, MD
A. Lopez-Marcano, MD

“The Battle of Bethesda”: The Vietnam War, the NIH Associate Training Program, and the Training of Surgeon-Scientists

Thomas E. Reeve, IV, MD
Heather Waldrop, MD
Clancy J. Clark, MD
John H. Stewart, IV, MD

Dr. Franklin H. Martin, Founder of the American College of Surgeons, His Formative Years in Wisconsin Developed His Leadership Qualities and Influenced His Surgical Career

Gordon L. Telford, MD, FACS

From Herophilus to Modern Surgical Simulation with Perfused Cadaveric Models and Plastination

Konstantios Chouliaras, MD
Patrick McGonagill, MD
Peep Talving, MD, PhD, FACS
Konstantinos Votanopoulos, MD, PhD, FACS

Surgeons, Geneticists, and Their Impact on Prophylactic Surgery

Jennifer Bishop, MD

1883-1946: The Long, Tortuous Passage to safe Lung resection

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr., MD

History of Cook County Trauma Unit

James R. Yon, MD
Kimberly Nagy, MD
Kimberly Joseph, MD
Andrew Dennis, DO
Frederic Starr, MD
Faran Bokhari, MBA, MD

Withstanding the Test of Time from Antiquity to the 21st Century: A Brief Surgical History of the Tracheostomy

Jessica L. Buicko, MD
Kandace Kichler, MD
Michael A. Lopez
Miguel A. Lopez-Viego, MD, FACS

The Historical Background of Institutional Review Boards

Misato Maeno
Alan T. Lefor, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS

Joseph Lister: Father of Modern Surgery

D. Carver
J. M. Aubin
S. Tadros
D. Pitt


ACS Archives Highlights is a series showcasing the vibrant history of the American College of Surgeons, its members, and the history of surgery. For further information on our featured highlights, search the Archives Catalog or contact the ACS Archivist.