Norman Bethune and Edward Archibald: sung and unsung heroes

Edward Archibald was a pioneer, master thoracic surgeon. He laid the foundation for surgical research in Canada and made fundamental contributions to the training and certification of surgeons. He did it all without raising his voice and within the confines of organized medicine. He became an unsung...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 1746 - 1752
Main Authors MacLean, Lloyd D, Entin, Martin A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.11.2000
Subjects
Archbald
Bethune
Canada
Fellowships and Scholarships - history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Pneumonectomy - history
Shock - history
Thoracic Surgery - education
Thoracic Surgery - history
Thoracoscopy - history
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Summary:Edward Archibald was a pioneer, master thoracic surgeon. He laid the foundation for surgical research in Canada and made fundamental contributions to the training and certification of surgeons. He did it all without raising his voice and within the confines of organized medicine. He became an unsung hero. Norman Bethune, with a flair for publicity, used extraordinary measures and delivered them heroically with talent and total dedication, ignoring conventional approaches. He became a truly sung hero.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02043-9