Eminent Doctors: Their Lives and Their Work; Vol. 2


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Short biographies of doctors who were leaders in their profession. In this collection, we learn about men who developed specialities, of ten giving their name to diseases they studied: Addison, Bright, Paget, or hospitals such as Guy's. Volume 2 of 2. (8 hr 50 min)

Chapters

ADDISON, BRIGHT, AND THE DISEASES WHICH BEAR THEIR NAMES 39:48 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
LISTON, SYME, LIZARS, AND THE NEWER SURGERY 46:58 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
BAILLIE, HALFORD, CHAMBERS, AND HOLLAND, THE FASHIONABLE AND COURTLY PHYSICIANS 36:14 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
SIR WILLIAM FERGUSSON AND CONSERVATIVE SURGERY 22:11 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
SIR JAMES SIMPSON AND ANÆSTHETICS 38:39 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
SIR SPENCER WELLS AND OVARIOTOMY 23:55 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
SIR WILLIAM JENNER, BUDD, MURCHISON, AND TYPHOID FEVER 31:48 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
SIR JOSEPH LISTER AND ANTISEPTIC SURGERY 18:40 Read by quartertone
SIR THOMAS WATSON, SIR DOMINIC CORRIGAN, SIR WILLIAM GULL, AND CLINICAL MEDICINE 34:10 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
SIR JAMES PAGET AND SURGICAL PATHOLOGY 22:40 Read by Pam Flaherty
WILLIAMS, STOKES, AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST 23:26 Read by Yoganandh T
SIR HENRY THOMPSON AND CREMATION 11:31 Read by Availle
GRAVES, HUGHES BENNETT, AND CLINICAL TEACHING 22:08 Read by Kazaxat
CONOLLY, MAUDSLEY, AND MENTAL DISEASES 36:08 Read by MelissaMarie
EMINENT SPECIALISTS: SIR ERASMUS WILSON AND SKIN DISEASES; MORELL MACKENZIE AND… 37:34 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
EMINENT SPECIALISTS—continued: SIR W. BOWMAN, BRUDENELL CARTER, AND EYE DISEASE… 44:03 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
SIR R. CHRISTISON, SWAINE TAYLOR, AND POISON DETECTION 16:47 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
PARKES, GUY, SIMON, AND PUBLIC HEALTH 23:39 Read by Nigel Kerr