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Hour One
Advances in Medicine/Surgery
The past half-century has seen a huge burst of medical advances. Procedures and drugs that seem almost commonplace today were unheard of before 1950. In this hour: we'll talk to a surgeon who witnessed the transformation of medicine and who was on forefront of developing organ transplantation. Plus a look at laparoscopy.
Guests:
Dr. Francis Moore
Author, "A Miracle and a Privilege"
Mosely Professor of Surgery Emeritus
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Dr. Garth Ballantyne
Director, Center for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, NY
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