The "right stuff": five Nobel Prize-winning surgeons.
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Abstract
Alfred Nobel's will specified that his estate be placed in a fund, the interest of which was to be distributed on an annual basis "to those who during the preceding year had conferred the greatest benefit on mankind." The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901, and its receipt is widely regarded as one of the highest accolades in science. This article reflects upon five surgeons who have been recognized as worthy of this honor. They are Emil Theodore Kocher, Alexis Carrel, Frederick Grant Banting, Werner Theodor Otto Forssman, and Charles Brenton Huggins. By winning this coveted prize these men have elevated the discipline of surgery to the summit of the scientific world. We review their legacy as an inspirational reminder of what we, the future of surgery, are capable.
Medical subject headings
- General Surgery
- Nobel Prize