The Barney Brooks Memorial 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"

Last Modified: Wednesday, 11 October 1995
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