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The Barney Brooks Lecture

Barney Brooks, M.D. was the first full-time professor and chairman of surgery at Vanderbilt Uni-versity. He was a master surgeon, a renowned teacher of surgeons and medical students, and an innovative scientific investigator. From 1925 until 1952, he was professor of surgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. During this time he also served as surgeon-in-chief of Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Brooks helped to establish excellence as a goal to strive for at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The tradition continues in his name with the Barney Brooks Memorial Lecture.

1953

Evarts Graham, M.D. "Smoking and Bronchogenic Carcinoma"

1954

Alfred Blalock, M.D. "Certain Aspects of Cardiovascular Surgery"

1955

John J Morton, M.D. "the Late effects of Atomic Bomb Radiation"

1956

Emilie Holman, M.D. "Significance of Post Stenotic Dilatation: Experimental and Clinical Considerations"

1957

Lester Dragstedt, M.D. "Vagotomy: Experimental and Clinical Aspects"

1958

Dames Rives, M.D. "Diaphragmatic Hernia"

1959

Barrett Brown, M.D. "Reconstructive Problems After Radical Maxillofacial Surgery"

1960

Warren Cole, M.D. "Dissemination of Cancer and Cancer Chemotherapy"

1961

Robert Zollinger, M.D. "Ulcerogenic Pancreatic Tumors"

1962

Harris Shumacker, M.D. "Mediastinal Tumors"

1963

William Altemeir, M.D. "Septic Shock"

1964

Mark Ravitch, M.D. "Landmarks in Pediatric Surgery"

1965

William Longmire, M.D. "The surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease"

1966

I. S. Ravdin, M.D. "Two Hundred Years of American Surgery"

1967

John Gibbon, M.D. "The Extracorporeal Circulation"

1968

Robert Gross, M.D. "Some Problems in Pediatric Surgery"

1969

Nathan A Womack, M.D. "Blood Flow Through the Stomach: Some Clinical Applications"

1970

W. Dean Warren, M.D. "Reassessment of Operation for Bleeding Esophageal Varices"

1971

Philip Sandblom, M.D. "Hemophilia: History, Diagnosis, and Treatment"

1972

J. Englebert Dunphy, M.D. "Care of the Patient with Cancer of the Colon"

1973

Johnathan Rhoads, M.D. "The Impact of Hyperalimentation in Surgical Patients"

1974

C. Rollins Hanlon, M.D. " Surgery in America"

1975

Carl-Axel Exman, M.D. "Twenty-five Years experience With Treatment of portal Hypertension"

1976

William H. Mueller, M.D. "The Thymus Gland and Myasthenia Gravis"

1977

George Smith, M.B.E. "Septic Serendipity"

1978

Lars -Eric Gelen, M.D. "Extracorporeal Renal Surgery"

1979

Maurice Mercadier, M.D. "Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis"

1980

J.C. Goligher, M.D. "Current Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease"

1981

David C. Sabiston, Jr., M.D. "The Role of Radionuclides in the Diagnosis of Surgical Disorders"

1982

H. William Scott, Jr., M.D. "A Tribute to Barney Brooks, Alfred Blalock and the Vanderbilt Surgical Staff"

1983

Judson Randolph, M.D. "Witness to Progress- Management of Childhood Malignancy"

1984

Professor R. C. Bennett "Carcinoma of the Breast- A Continuing Challenge"

1985

George L. Jordan, Jr., M.D. "Surgical Intervention for Chronic Pancreatitis- Historical and Practical Aspects"

1986

G. Rainey Williams, M.D. "Critical Issues for Surgeons"

1987

Professor Sir Goeffrey Slanney "John Hunter and His Influence on Vascular Surgery"

1988

Arthur J. Donovan, M.D. "Abdominal Trauma Right Upper Quadrant"

1989

Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D. "Host Defense- A Buzz Word or Impending Clinical Reality"

1990

Arlie R. Mansberger, Jr., M.D. "The Changing Face of Hyperparathyroidism"

1991

Ward O. Griffen, Jr., M.D. "The P-C World of Medicine - A Commentary on the Current Medical Scene"

1992

John L. Sawyers, M.D. "Vanderbilt’s Surgeon for All Seasons"

1993

Wallace P. Ritchie,Jr., M.D., Ph.D. "Reflections on Reflux"

1994

Denton A. Cooley, M.D. "Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm: Past and Present Personal Experiences"

1995

Arnold G. Diethelm, M.D. "Advances in Renal Transplantation: A Review of 25 Years"

1996

Basil A. Pruitt, M.D. "The Co-Morbidity of Progress in Burn Care"

1997

Lasalle D. Leffall, M.D. "Evolution in the Management of Breast Cancer"

1998

Donald D. Trunkey, M.D. "Surgery - Anticipating the Next Millennium with Emphasis on Trauma Care"

1999

Samuel A. Wells, M.D. " The Genetics of the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes"

2000

Lazar Greenfield, M.D. "Current Concepts of Venous Thromboembolism"

2001

James A. O'Neill, Jr., M.D. "Pediatric Surgery - Then and Now"




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