SUNY Upstate Medical University - Auricle Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! —Shakespeare

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Three Surgical Operations: Ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, and proctology as conceived of and practiced in the Hth century. Miniature illustrating a surgical manuscript of the School of Salerno. (1100-1400 A.D.) Superstition with growth of Church and unquestioning of authority; Saints as- sociated with diseases and cures Medical School of Salerno (11th and 12th ceiituries)--a reawakening began Roger, a siircieon, introduced concepts of sutures and !i()atures in hemorrhage, secondary intention healing, and laudable pus The Black Death (1350-1600) killed one-fourth of the world ' s population, i.e. about 60 million people The Great Room of the Poor, opened in 1443 in France, is tlie world ' s oldest edifice in continuous use as a hospital 36

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(1400-1600) Revival of classical learning, order re- turned with a spirit of inquiry PARACELSUS attacked medieval sacred cows such as Galen and helped turn medi- cine towards rational research and the use of chemicals ANDREAS VESALIUS of Brussels pub- lished De Humani Corporis Fabrica in 1543, a iiionLiiiiental work in medical history; he conducted anatomical demonstrations for phy- sicians, students and artists, and was ridi- culed by the Galenists AMBROISE PARE(1510-1590), known as the Father of Surgery, helped put aside cautery irons used to stop bleeding in am- putations and reintroduced ligatures WILLIAM HARVEY introduced a revo- lutionary theory of blood circulation in 1628 which overturned the beliefs of Galenists iRLSZLSV Paracelsus (1493-1541) aip ft 4.) Sponsored by the Department of Urology Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) 38