William Stewart Halsted

William Stewart Halsted ( September 23 1852-1922) was one of the most influential surgeons of the 20th Century. He developed the surgical training program at John Hopkins University that became a model for post-graduate residency training for medical and surgical specialists in the United States. His contributions to surgical techniques lay in advocation of preservation of anatomy and gentle handling of tissues. He invented the operation called radical mastectomy, which provided the only cures for breast cancer in his era.

-References- Rankin JS. William Stewart Halsted: a lecture by Dr. Peter D. Olch. [Biography. Historical Article. Lectures] Annals of Surgery. 243(3):418-25, 2006 Mar. UI: 16495709