Barney Brooks
Barney Brooks (December 17, 1884 – March 30, 1952) was an American
hemorrhagic stroke
.
Training and professional career
Barney Brooks was born in
St. Louis, Missouri, after which he joined the surgical staff at Washington University School of Medicine. In 1925 Brooks was appointed Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s first Professor and Chief of Surgery, in part due to a strong recommendation from Halsted, despite the fact that Halsted had denied him a residency position years earlier. At both at Washington University and Vanderbilt, Brooks established productive laboratories in surgical pathology
.
At Vanderbilt, Brooks introduced an Amphitheater Clinic, in which medical students were called down to answer questions on the case being presented, an intense and unforgettable experience for the students.
Leisure and Health
Brooks was an avid golfer who disregarded the limitations of inclement weather. When it was too dark to
cerebral hemorrhage
in 1952.
Quotes
“...Without doubt the only place for the effective teaching of surgery is on the wards, and good teaching can be done only if the patients are receiving as nearly as possible perfect professional services.” - September 18, 1935, in a letter to Dr. C. W. Flynn
External links
References
- Green Byron E. "Dr. Barney Brooks," American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 98: pp. 706–712, November 1959.
- Daniel, Jr., Rollin A. "Barney Brooks," Southern Surgical Association Transactions, Vol. 63, pp. 415–416, 1951.
- Merrill WH, "What's Past is Prologue," Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:2366-75