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Abstract
William Stewart Halsted demonstrated a consistent ability to achieve excellence in
ever-changing settings—as athlete, student, private practitioner, innovative clinician,
disciplined scientist, and pedagogue. His professional achievements and personal idiosyncrasies
detail a fascinating American biography. Recent revelations confirm that his accomplishments
as the first Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins were achieved against the backdrop
of continuing drug addiction.
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Accepted:
August 22,
1973
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© 1974 Published by Elsevier Inc.
