Kiefer S P, Hlavin M L
Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Neurosurgery. 1996 Jun;38(6):1223-30; discussion 1230-1. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199606000-00035.
Harvey cushing's contribution to neurosurgery and other surgical specialties has been profound. The accomplishments of his many pupils have further immortalized Cushing's role as a pioneering advocate of surgical science. Claude S. Beck, the first professor of cardiovascular surgery in the United States, was one such student. Beck's career and successes are illustrative of Cushing's guidance and enduring support for his surgical heirs. Beck's first encounter with Cushing evoked a spirit of fraternity and fashioned a respect and loyalty to Cushing that lasted for the duration of Beck's career. Cushing's personality and the methods by which he perpetuated a rich surgical tradition are illuminated by details of Beck's stay at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital as a Cabot Fellow in Cushing's laboratory, by diary accounts of his later 6-week visit in 1927, and by the numerous telling correspondences between the two men. This article traces Beck's association with Cushing and provides unique insights into Cushing, his Cleveland connections, and his neurosurgical service at the Brigham.
哈维·库欣对神经外科及其他外科专业的贡献意义深远。他众多学生所取得的成就，进一步使库欣作为外科学先驱倡导者的角色永垂不朽。美国第一位心血管外科教授克劳德·S·贝克就是这样一位学生。贝克的职业生涯与成就，体现出库欣对其外科传人所给予的指导与长久支持。贝克与库欣的初次相遇，唤起了一种兄弟情谊，塑造了他对库欣的敬重与忠诚，这种情感贯穿了贝克的整个职业生涯。贝克作为卡伯特研究员在库欣实验室于彼得·本特·布里格姆医院工作期间的细节、他在1927年为期6周的后续访问的日记记录，以及两人之间大量有说服力的通信，都揭示了库欣的个性以及他传承丰富外科传统的方式。本文追溯了贝克与库欣的交往，为了解库欣、他与克利夫兰的联系以及他在布里格姆医院的神经外科服务提供了独特视角。
