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John Staige Davis was the first surgeon to devote his entire practice to plastic surgery and worked exclusively for its recognition as a specialty. He wrote the first American text on plastic surgery, published 78 papers on a wide range of subjects in plastic surgery, was the first to establish a formal training program in plastic surgery in 1924, and was the first Chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.