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With him are his friends, Mr. and Mrs. W. Warwick James of London.

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From box titled "Dr. Cushing's Lantern Slides. Base Hospital No. 5." All lantern slides manufactured by Weeke's Manufacturing Co., 181 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.

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From unlabeled box containing negatives of France, Algeria, portraits, and Kazanjian's facial moulages on display in what is possibly the Harvard Dental School museum.

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From unlabeled box containing negatives of France, Algeria, portraits, and Kazanjian's facial moulages on display in what is possibly the Harvard Dental School museum.

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From box labeled "War Slides," including pictures of Camiers patients, officers, town, and hospital.

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"GOOD Camiers ck" written on slip of paper inside box. Pictures of Camiers and soldiers on the boat coming home from the war.

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From box labeled "Camier I". Pictures of Camiers, including the Chateau, operating room, and outdoor scenes, and photos of Sophie Kazanjian and Georges Villain.

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From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…

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From large wooden slide box with "Pictures of Camiers / 1914-1915" written on lid, and with a slip of paper reading "Camiers / World War I / also / Ste Croix." Box contains images of Camiers, as well as assorted images from a family vacation to…

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This landmark text—the first work devoted to plastic surgery and reconstruction—was produced by Gaspare Tagliacozzi, a professor of anatomy and surgery at Bologna. The De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem (“On the surgical…

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In this comprehensive manual on the history and practice of reconstructive surgery, Zeis coins the term “plastic surgery” as a specialty. The volume was recently digitized as part of the Medical Heritage Library project.

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The George H. Monks Lectureship was established in 1972, with the support and encouragement of his son, the late Reverend G. Gardner Monks, in order to improve the care of disfigured patients requiring plastic and reconstructive surgery. To achieve…

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The George H. Monks Lectureship was established in 1972, with the support and encouragement of his son, the late Reverend G. Gardner Monks, in order to improve the care of disfigured patients requiring plastic and reconstructive surgery. To achieve…

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Plastic surgery of the face requires patience and accuracy since the outcome is always visible. Well-adjusted instruments are essential to avoid tissue trauma and scarring. Exact instruments like the fine tipped tissue and thumb forceps are for…

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During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…

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Among Dr. Kazanjians important contributions to the literature of plastic surgery is the textbook, The Surgical Treatment of Facial Injuries. Co-authored with Dr. John M. Converse, this textbook is considered a classic work in the field. This diagram…

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During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…

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Dr. George H. Monks, a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, lectured on surgery at the medical school and taught pathology and surgery at the Harvard Dental School. He published on carcinoma of the appendix, fractures of the…

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From left to right: A vacuum device used in skin grafting. Split Skin Grafting Knife with grooved shaft into which razor sharp blades with a rigid backing are slid. Wire arch used to minimize tension at the suture line after the cleft lip repair.…

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In 1943, Dr. Cannon joined the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He served in the plastic surgery unit at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania, as assistant chief and then chief. This unit performed over 15,000 operations without…

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Awarded to Dr. Cannon by the War Department in 1946. The citation reads, "By his professional skill, sound judgement, and conscientious devotion to duty, he was instrumental in making it possible for young men who might otherwise have been maimed for…

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In 1943, Dr. Cannon joined the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He served in the plastic surgery unit at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania, as assistant chief and then chief. This unit performed over 15,000 operations without…

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In the early 1940's, Dr. Cannon and Dr. Oliver Cope (1902-1994) became concerned about the effectiveness of tannic acid, then the most common treatment of burns used in Boston. In a study conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Drs. Cannon…

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Dr. Kazanjian was born in Turkish Armenia on March 18, 1879. To escape the civil strife of his homeland, he came to the United States in October 1895. He settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, and began working in a wire mill. It was at the mill that…

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In 1905, Dr Kazanjian accepted a position as an Assistant in Prosthetic Dentistry at the Harvard Dental School and began a teaching association that continued for the rest of his career. He later became head of that department in 1912. Other faculty…

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Varaztad Hovannes Kazanjian's pioneering contributions to plastic surgery transformed the new discipline into an esteemed surgical specialty. He recorded his unique treatments and methods in one hundred and fifty journal articles and he co-authored…

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On November 28, 1942 the Cocoanut Grove, a nightclub in Boston's South End caught on fire. There were nearly one thousand people crammed inside and over five hundred of them died. Though Dr. Cannon was drafted earlier in 1942, his induction was…

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Dr. Bradford Cannon was one of the early plastic surgeons recognized as such to practice in Boston. Dr. Cannon is well known for his important contributions toward the advancement of the treatment of burns; he also worked hard to ensure that plastic…

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Born in Brittany, in 1917, Paul Tessier presented the first paper on craniofacial surgery in 1967. Dr. Tessier worked with Dr. Murray at the Craniofacial Clinic in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Born in Brittany, in 1917, Paul Tessier presented the first paper on craniofacial surgery in 1967. Dr. Tessier worked with Dr. Murray at the Craniofacial Clinic in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Dr. Joseph E. Murray, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990, is well known for his pioneering work on kidney transplants and research on immunosuppression. Dr. Murray has also had a long and distinguished career in facial…

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Published in 1971 in Surgical Clinics of North America, this article, written by Joseph E. Murray , M.D., Lennard T. Swanson, D.M.D., Melvin Cohen, D.M.D., and Mutaz B. Habal, M.D., illustrates the interdisciplinary nature of the diagnosis and…

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During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…

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Written by Joseph E. Murray M.D., John B. Mulliken, M.D., Leonard B. Kaben, M.D., and Anthony D. Holmes, M.B.B.S., this is the introduction to a report that discusses the lessons learned by surgeons through twenty years experience in the repair of…

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During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…

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During World War I, Dr Kazanjian used his unique surgical skill to treat the soldiers severely disfigured during combat. In 1915, he was appointed Dental Chief of the First Harvard Unit organized to serve overseas with the British Forces. He…

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Dr. J. Mason Warren published his account of the first American rhinoplasty in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal for March 8, 1837. The article is a landmark in the history of plastic surgery in this country. It was reprinted with two…

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