John Rhea Barton and Surgical Innovation

John Rhea Barton and Surgical Innovation

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

All Bones Considered #065 - Part 1

John Rhea Barton was a student of Philip Syng Physick who carried on his reputation as an innovative and bold surgeon in the early 19th century.

 

An excerpt from the podcast "Fathers (and Mothers) of American Medicine, Part 4. 

 

 

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