Lecture: "Collecting the History of a Specialty: Neurosurgery 1517 - 1867" by Eugene S. Flamm (New York Academy of Medicine: New York, NY, 20 March 2001)
Announcement of an upcoming public lecture by ISHN member Eugene Flamm; forwarded to HISTNEUR-L from ALHHS-L. Note that, in addition to delivering the lecture, Doctor Flamm will also be exhibiting books from his own collection. Listmembers are invited to post announcements about their own upcoming neuroscience history lectures; or, send announcements to me and I will edit [for example, I construct a "Subject" line that facilitates browsing, search, and retrieval on the HISTNEUR-L Web archives] and post them to the list; or, ask the organizers of your event to place HISTNEUR-L on their electronic Rolodex or the Neuroscience History Archives on their snailmail list. Cheers, Russell Johnson --- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:58:59 -0500 (EST) From: Ed Morman <emorman@nyam.org> Subject: PUBLIC LECTURE: books and the prehistory of neurosurgery To: ALHHS internal email list <alhhs-l@mail.upstate.edu> The Friends of the Rare Book Room, Inc., and the Section on Historical Medicine of the New York Academy of Medicine invites you to: THE ANNUAL FRIENDS LECTURE "Collecting the History of a Specialty: Neurosurgery 1517 - 1867" Eugene S. Flamm, M.D. Jeffrey P. Bergstein Professor and Chairman Department of Neurosurgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Beth Israel Medical Center Tuesday, March 20 4:30 Annual business meeting of the Friends of the Rare Book Room 6:00 Dr. Flamm's Lecture 7:30 Reception and exhibition in the Rare Book Room The New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street) New York City [ALL are welcome, and there is no charge. You need not be a member of the Friends of the Rare Book, and you need not attend the business meeting in order to attend the lecture. CME credits are available for physicians. We urge you to pre-register, although this is not required. To pre-register, please email Tawana Wright at the New York Academy of Medicine Education and Conference Center (twright@nyam.org).] Dr. Flamm, a noted neurosurgeon and book collector, and President of the Friends of the Rare Book Room, will discuss the history of neurosurgery as a discipline that gradually made use of the developing neurosciences. Maturation of the field will be illustrated by books of the past 500 years from Dr. Flamm's personal collection. It is generally believed that neurosurgery developed in the late 19th and early 20th century as a result of studies in cerebral localization and anesthesia. This view will be expanded to emphasize the earlier developments that permitted surgeons to treat patients with neurosurgical problems such as head injuries, even though their knowledge of the brain was fragmentary. Much of the material presented has been uncovered through the author's interest in collecting the historical basis of the specialty in which he is engaged. For further information on this and other historical programs at the Academy, please contact me at history@nyam.org Ed Morman Associate Librarian for Collections and Historical Programs The New York Academy of Medicine --- End Forwarded Message ---