A surgeon's fight to rebuild men : an autobiography / Fred H. Albee.

  • Albee, Fred H. (Fred Houdlett), 1876-1945.
Date:
1950
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Credit: A surgeon's fight to rebuild men : an autobiography / Fred H. Albee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Crile, the Mayos. And so we come to one of the great surgeons of all time, Fred H. Albee of New York. They call him the “Burbank of Surgery”, and even his colleagues and con¬ temporaries look upon him literally as a miracle man. It is a definite fact that thousands of men to-day are walking about and enjoying their strength only because Fred Albee discovered how to graft the human bone, thousands who would otherwise be either crippled or dead. If we search through the entire history of the science that he has practised so magnificently, we shall find few single contributions of greater importance or even as great. But that is not all. He has evolved at least a hundred new operations in the healing of men and women. Not the least of the amazing accomplishments of this man is that, in the intervals between consultations and studies and performing over thirty thousand operations (!), he has found time to write a fascinating autobiography. Imagine what vitality a man must have just to perform those thirty thousand operations! But on the side Fred Albee has lived a life of such richness and activity, and pursued a range of interests vast enough to suffice for half a dozen ordinary fellows. And into the bargain he is a crack fisherman! Of such calibre is the author of this book. Wouldn’t it be interesting to read a review of it by Herophilus of Alexandria? Or even by the barber-surgeon Ambroise Pare? Lowell Thomas