alb3804700

William Stewart Halsted Examines X-Ray Plate, 1903

William Stewart Halsted, Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins, examines an x-ray plate. Halsted (1852-1922) was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, introduced the use of rubber gloves in surgery and several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer. Halsted was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Title: William Stewart Halsted Examines X-Ray Plate, 1903

Caption: William Stewart Halsted, Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins, examines an x-ray plate. Halsted (1852-1922) was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, introduced the use of rubber gloves in surgery and several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer. Halsted was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Category: black & white • Science: Personalities

Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?

Image size: 3014 × 3522 px | 30.4 MB

Print size: 25.5 × 29.8 cm | 1186.6 × 1386.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1852 • 1903 • 1922 • 19TH CENTURY • 20 20TH XX XXTH TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • 20TH • AMERIC • AMERICAN • BIG FOUR • BLACK & WHITE • BW • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TECHNIQUE • DIAGNOSTIC TEST • DIAGNOSTIC • EXAMINES • EXAMINING • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FIGURE • FOUNDING PROFESSORS • HALSTED • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL DOCTOR • HISTORICAL PHYSICIAN • HISTORICAL SURGEON • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HOSPITAL • IMPORTANT • JOHNS HOPKINS • MALE • MAN • MEDICAL IMAGING • MEDICAL OPERATION • MEDICAL OPERATIONS • MEDICAL PROCEDURE • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • MEDICINE • MEN • NON-INVASIVE TEST • NON-INVASIVE • NOTABLE • OPERATION • PEOPLE • PERSON • PERSONALITIES • PERSONALITY • PLATE • RADICAL MASTECTOMY • RADIOGRAM • RADIOGRAPHY • RADIOLOGY • SCIENCE • SCIENCE: PERSONALITIES • SURGEON • SURGERY • TOMOGRAM • TOMOGRAPHY • TWENTIETH CENTURY • UNITED STATES • US • USA • WELL-KNOWN • WILLIAM HALSTED • WILLIAM STEWART HALSTED • X RAY • X-RAY SCAN • X-RAY • XRAY SCAN • XRAY