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- Puja Gaur Khaitan and Thomas A D'Amico.
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: Puja.G.Khaitan@medstar.net.
- J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2018 Jun 1; 155 (6): 2779-2789.
ObjectiveTo highlight some of the legendary figures in the medical field who have paved the path of thoracic surgery today.MethodsWe reviewed historical articles and landmark studies published in anesthesiology, pulmonology, and thoracic surgery, and summarized them as they pertain to current practice.ResultsThroughout our article, we have attempted to chronologically depict how our field has evolved, starting from the development of the stethoscope to reconstructing the esophagus using an extracorporeal tube to minimally invasive complex surgeries that we practice today.ConclusionsWe hope that our article can inspire the young minds to further grow the field and take it to higher levels.Copyright © 2018 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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