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William Stewart Halsted

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Gender Male
Death101 years ago
Date of birth September 23,1852
Zodiac sign Libra
Born New York
United States
Date of died September 7,1922
DiedBaltimore
Maryland
United States
Spouse Caroline Hampton
BooksSurgical Papers
Job Surgeon
Education Yale University
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Known forInventing the residency training system in U.S. Mastectomy; Introduced rubber surgical gloves
Siblings Richard Haines Halsted
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William Stewart Halsted, M.D. was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer.

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