Harold Ellis is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of London, UK.

'This book would be a welcome addition to the shelves of those wanting a lively and informative introduction to the history of surgery.' Journal of Perioperative Practice

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Further reading; Picture index; 1. Surgery in prehistoric times; 2. The early years of written history - Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India; 3. Surgery in Ancient Greece and Rome; 4. The Dark Ages and the Renaissance; 5. The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 1 - From the mid sixteenth century to the end of the seventeenth century; 6. The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 2 - From the beginning of the eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century; 7. The advent of anaesthesia and antisepsis; 8. The birth of modern surgery - from Lister to the twentieth century; 9. The surgery of warfare; 10. Orthopaedic surgery; 11. Breast tumours; 12. Cutting for the stone; 13. Thyroid and parathyroid; 14. Thoracic and vascular surgery; 15. Organ transplantation; 16. Envoi - today and tomorrow; Index.

Harold Ellis is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of London, UK.

'This book would be a welcome addition to the shelves of those wanting a lively and informative introduction to the history of surgery.' Journal of Perioperative Practice

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Further reading; Picture index; 1. Surgery in prehistoric times; 2. The early years of written history - Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India; 3. Surgery in Ancient Greece and Rome; 4. The Dark Ages and the Renaissance; 5. The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 1 - From the mid sixteenth century to the end of the seventeenth century; 6. The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 2 - From the beginning of the eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century; 7. The advent of anaesthesia and antisepsis; 8. The birth of modern surgery - from Lister to the twentieth century; 9. The surgery of warfare; 10. Orthopaedic surgery; 11. Breast tumours; 12. Cutting for the stone; 13. Thyroid and parathyroid; 14. Thoracic and vascular surgery; 15. Organ transplantation; 16. Envoi - today and tomorrow; Index.

Harold Ellis is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of London, UK.

'This book would be a welcome addition to the shelves of those wanting a lively and informative introduction to the history of surgery.' Journal of Perioperative Practice

• Preface; Acknowledgements; Further reading; Picture index; 1. Surgery in prehistoric times; 2. The early years of written history - Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India; 3. Surgery in Ancient Greece and Rome; 4. The Dark Ages and the Renaissance; 5. The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 1 - From the mid sixteenth century to the end of the seventeenth century; 6. The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 2 - From the beginning of the eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century; 7. The advent of anaesthesia and antisepsis; 8. The birth of modern surgery - from Lister to the twentieth century; 9. The surgery of warfare; 10. Orthopaedic surgery; 11. Breast tumours; 12. Cutting for the stone; 13. Thyroid and parathyroid; 14. Thoracic and vascular surgery; 15. Organ transplantation; 16. Envoi - today and tomorrow; Index.