Interesting Stories & Characters in the History of Medicine Pt 2

Interesting Stories and Characters in the History of Medicine, Part 2
Presented by Bill Patton, MD

Wednesdays, October 7 – November 18 (no class 11/11)
6:30pm – (2) 30 minute presentations
Refreshment break between
Assembly Room
Free and Open to the Public

Program Schedule for November 4

• Surgery for the Many Kinds of Hernias
• The Explosion of Lung Cancer in the 20th Century

Presentations will be informal and will include many stories about people, inventions, discoveries, controversies, mistakes, and triumphs. Each class will stand on its own–missing a class will not impair your ability to enjoy the next one.

Bill Patton, MD is Emeritus Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He has taught there for 51 years, and served as department chair, chief of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and department director of student education. He loves to tell stories about the rich history of medicine.