Episode 100 - Galen, Part 1: The Story of his Life
Legends of Surgery
English - April 30, 2021 23:25 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 236 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 99 - The History of Transgender Reassignment Surgery
Next Episode: Episode 101 - Galen, Part 2: His Works
In the 100th episode of Legends of Surgery, we will explore the life of one of medicine and surgery's greatest influences: the Greek physician from Ancient Rome, Claudius Galen. The events of his life will be covered, as well as some of the amazing feats he performed. In the second part of this mini-series, Galen's lasting impact on anatomy and surgery will we outlined.
This episode also features a Suture Tale, this time on the surgeon and anatomist Carl Toldt, who described the important surgical landmark we now know as the white line of Toldt!