Surgical limits : the life of Gordon Murray /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McKellar, Shelley, 1967-
Imprint:	Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 270 pages, [40] pages of plates) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Murray, Gordon, -- 1894-1976. Murray, Gordon, -- 1894-1976. Surgeons -- Canada -- Biography. Surgeons. General Surgery -- Canada -- Biography. Canada. Biographies. Biography. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11184292

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9781442680265 1442680261 0802037399 9780802037398 1282023322 9781282023321
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Shelley McKellar's Surgical Limits chronicles the life of one of Canada's most prominent and controversial surgeons, Gordon Murray (1894-1976). McKellar examines candidly and critically the career successes and failures of Gordon Murray, discussing Murray's surgical ingenuity and skill, and how he saved numerous lives through his advances in heart and vascular surgery, his experimental cancer treatment, and his development of a kidney dialysis machine. She also chronicles the 1967 spinal cord controversy, in which he claimed to have reversed paralysis, and the resulting theatrics surrounding the apparent recovery from paralysis of Bertrand Proulx. Murray's determination to challenge the limits of surgery and medicine, McKellar argues, produced noteworthy clinical accomplishments yet also ultimately led to the fall of his career through hubris, poor judgement and his perception of persecution from his colleagues. McKellar skilfully blends a discussion of Murray's personal and professional life with a cogent analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of his research. At the same time, the biography extends beyond the individual surgeon to larger issues relating to the limits of surgery, the modern medical research endeavour, the surgical character and culture, and the rising power and authority of the surgeon. By presenting the controversial figure of Gordon Murray within the context of the development of Canadian medicine and surgical practices, McKellar's exceptional biography of an extraordinary surgeon makes a major contribution to the history of modern surgery.
Other form:	Print version: McKellar, Shelley. Surgical limits. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2003 9780802037398

Table of Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Introduction: A Surgeon's Life""; ""1 Rural Beginnings: The Formation of a Surgeon""; ""2 Toronto Appointment: Heparin and Vascular Surgery""; ""3 Delivering Miracles: Heart Surgery and an Artificial Kidney Machine""; ""4 A Private Laboratory, a Second Artificial Kidney, and New Heart Operations""; ""5 A Cure for Cancer? Sera, Vaccines, and the Theory of Immunity""; ""6 Making Paraplegics Walk Again: The Spinal Cord Controversy""; ""7 Time for Rest: Career Reflections""; ""Conclusion: Surgical Limits""
""APPENDIX: DR GORDON MURRAY'S MEDICAL WRITINGS""""NOTES""; ""A NOTE ON SOURCES""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Illustrations""

Surgical limits : the life of Gordon Murray /

Similar Items