Warren B. Davis and the Birth of Plastic Surgery in Philadelphia: A Historical Vignette.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2022
Abstract
The field of plastic surgery, formally organized in 1931 with the founding of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, was shaped in many ways by a small practice of Philadelphia physicians. At the center of the practice was Warren B. Davis, a Philadelphia otolaryngologist and plastics pioneer whose innovations in cleft palate surgery would lead to significant improvements in functional and cosmetic outcomes in his time. In addition to his own innovations, Davis was responsible for the training of John Reese, the inventor of the Reese dermatome that changed the face of burn medicine during World War II. Aside from his contributions to surgery and the founding of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Davis was also the founder and first editor of the
Volume
10
Issue
12
First Page
4675
Last Page
4675
ISSN
2169-7574
Published In/Presented At
Wagoner, S. F., Yeo, C. J., Tholey, R. M., Fox, J. W., 4th, & Copit, S. E. (2022). Warren B. Davis and the Birth of Plastic Surgery in Philadelphia: A Historical Vignette. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 10(12), e4675. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004675
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
36569246
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article