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Heirs of Hippocrates

The Development of Medicine in a Catalogue of Historic Books

Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1181

NATHAN SMITH (1762-1829). Medical and surgical memoirs. Baltimore: Printed by W. A. Francis, 1831. Edited with addenda by Nathan R. Smith. vii [9]-374 pp., front. (port.), illus., plates; 21.1 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1180

Smith was the author of additional works on necrosis, fractures, lithotomy, and dislocations, and pioneered with a number of amputation techniques. His memoirs, edited by his son (see No. 1584), contain nearly all of his notable works.

See Related Record(s): 1584

Cited references: Cushing S290; Waller 9032

Gift of John Martin, M.D.

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