• Title of article

    Franz John A. Torek

  • Author/Authors

    Attila Dubecz، نويسنده , , Seymour I. Schwartz، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    1497
  • To page
    1499
  • Abstract
    Franz John A. Torek (1861 to 1938) is one of the pioneering surgeons in thoracic surgery. The son of German immigrants, he worked in the German (now Lenox Hill) Hospital in New York City. In 1913 he performed the first thoracic esophagectomy for cancer, and the patient survived for 12 years. We describe the surgical work and private life of Torek and recall the details of the groundbreaking operation.
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Record number

    611563