Two Hundred Years of Surgery

The Enlightenment

The first attempts at medicine were prompted by the natural instinct for survival and desire to help fellow human beings

The Cornerstones

Straight into the Human Body

Over 100 years ago, basic technologies such as disinfection, hemostasis, and anesthesia finally allowed surgeons to use

Exploring the Brain

Exploration of the brain began in the distant past, but it remains a secret world whose mysteries are still not fully un

Opening the Heart

Cardiac surgery is the most recently developed of all surgical fields, and had not even been performed 70 years ago. Doc

The Gift of Life

Organ transplants prolong human life, and are considered the greatest medical wonder of the 20th century. But as the fie

The Ultimate Disease

Today, surgery can deal with almost any disease. But there is one that continues to frustrate it - cancer. Humans have f

The Future of Surgery

It has been almost 200 years since modern surgery was born. With the development of science and human society, surgery i