This book recreates the remarkable and legendary life of Harvey Cushing. Harvey Cushing (1869-1939), a renowned American neurosurgeon and pioneer of neurosurgery, was the first to propose the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome and is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Neurosurgery." He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1891 and subsequently studied medicine at Harvard Medical School, earning his MD in 1895. The most vivid description of his achievements is: "Before him, eight or nine out of ten patients undergoing neurosurgery died; after him, eight or nine out of ten survived." As one of the greatest surgeons of his time, he single-handedly reduced the mortality rate of neurosurgery to 10%. Furthermore, he invented numerous new surgical instruments. For example, he improved the puncture needle...
本书再现了库欣精彩的传奇人生。哈维·库欣 (1869-1939), 美国神经外科名医, 脑外科学的先驱, 最早提出库欣综合征的学者, 被后世称作“现代神经外科之父”。他于1891年获得耶鲁大学文学士学位, 随后在哈佛医学院习医, 并于1895年获得医学士学位。对他的成就最生动的描述是: “在他之前, 动脑外科手术的病人十有八九都要丧命, 而在他之后, 十有八九都能得救。”作为那个时代最伟大的外科医生, 他单枪匹马将脑外科手术的死亡率降低到了10%。此外, 他自己也发明了不少新型外科医疗器械。比如他改进了刺
本书再现了库欣精彩的传奇人生。哈维·库欣 (1869-1939), 美国神经外科名医, 脑外科学的先驱, 最早提出库欣综合征的学者, 被后世称作“现代神经外科之父”。他于1891年获得耶鲁大学文学士学位, 随后在哈佛医学院习医, 并于1895年获得医学士学位。对他的成就最生动的描述是: “在他之前, 动脑外科手术的病人十有八九都要丧命, 而在他之后, 十有八九都能得救。”作为那个时代最伟大的外科医生, 他单枪匹马将脑外科手术的死亡率降低到了10%。此外, 他自己也发明了不少新型外科医疗器械。比如他改进了刺
