Leo Max Davidoff: his formative years and participation in the MacMillan Arctic Expedition.

Autor: Wisoff HS; Leo M. Davidoff Combined Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA. drhsw27@gmail.com
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of neurosurgery [J Neurosurg] 2012 Sep; Vol. 117 (3), pp. 447-54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jun 22.
DOI: 10.3171/2012.4.JNS111211
Abstrakt: Leo Max Davidoff was one of the outstanding students of Harvey Cushing, who helped create the discipline of modern neurological surgery. In his own right, Dr. Davidoff was a pioneer who made significant contributions both in neurosurgery and neuroradiology. He also helped to found the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. This paper describes his early life and education, together with his participation in the MacMillan Arctic Expedition of 1925.
Databáze: MEDLINE