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t McGill Unive"ity, there has always been a strong emphasis placed on Abasic laboratory research in all aspects of surgery and this has been clearly evident in the new and developing field of microsurgery. Following completion of my General Surgery and Plastic Surgery residencies, I was awarded The Birth and Growth a McLaughlin Travelling Fellowship and I had the opportunity of visiting many of the of Microsurgery leading Plastic Surgery Units in England, at McGill Unviersity Europe, and Russia. The year was 1961- 62 and there was clear evidence of the influence of such pioneers as Gillies, Maclndoe, Kilner, and Mowlem in England; Gibson and MacGregor in Scotland; Fogh-Andersen in Denmark; Ragnall and Skoog in Sweden and Limberg in Russia. Numerous innovative techniques in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery were seen in all centers demonstrating a great variety of tube pedicles; single and multi-pedicled flaps; and, a variety of rotation, transposition and cross leg flaps. Everywhere, the circulation of skin flaps was discussed in all of its ramifications although there was no thought at that time of transferring tissue using direct vascular repairs. EARLY INTEREST IN MICROSURGERY My return to McGill University following the McLaughlin Travelling Fellowship was in 1962 which was one year after the appointment of Dr. H. Rocke Robertson as Surgeon-in-Chief at the Montreal General Hospital and Professor of Surgery at McGill University. All new faculty members at that time were encouraged to participate in basic bench and labora- tory research and I was no exception. A major interest at that time was the circulation and assessment of viability in shifted skin flaps and its alteration following injury such as avulsion or compression. As the Hosmer Research Fellow, my first experiment was the use DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY of fluorescein in evaluation of flap viability following elevation and its changes following NEWSLETTER avulsion from the underlying bed or those following compression. Some years later, fluo- rescein became extremely popular as an aide in assessment of flap survival. ~ McGILL UNIVERSITY (Please see Microsurgery on page 4) FALL 2007 ..................................................... Letters to the Editor 2 Welcome Aboard 11 = Editor's Note 3 Summer BBQ's 12 -- ................................................... ~ r:::::L'" Green Light to a Cure 7 Visiting Professors 14 ...................... ···································8····· Obituaries tD History of Bariatric Surgery 16 ............................... ............................ Kudos, Achievements and 10 HistoryofSurgery: .. 18 THE SQUARE z:00: ~ 2 Dear Editor, Here is a picture of our new addition. She was born on July 18, and weighed 61b 15 oz. Baby Jaya is doing well and is a very good baby for the most part. It ? Letters is amazing how our to The Editor lives have already changed so much in just a few weeks. All of a sudden, our new addition has made us feel like residents all over again! Both Dr.M. S. Chughtai with colleagues, 7968. Derek (MacDonald) and I are happy for the change, however. invasive and robotic techniques which Talat S. Chughtai MD, MSc, FRCSC Clinical Associate - hopefully will serve me well in the future. Derek and I are very happy here in Sudbury. Department of Surgery I just wanted to say thank you to all Please give our best to everyone back at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre the people at McGill who helped me McGill. throughout my residency. Editor's Note: Both Dr. Talat Chughtai Bindu Bittira, MD Warmest regards, Sudbury Regional Hospital, Sudbury, ON and his father were alumni of McGill Caroline Teng, MD, FRCSC Surgical Residency Programs. Cardiac Surgery Fellow East Carolina University Greenville, N( USA Dear Editor, As always, I greatly enjoyed reading The Dear Editor, Square Knot. I was particularly interested I received the summer issue of The and pleased to read the excellent account Square Knot and found it interesting and of transplantation at McGill by Steven informative. I read with great interest the Paraskevas. It's a long and complicated history of transplantation at McGill and story and I would like to offer a couple of it brought back great memories. There is, Editor's Note: Bindu Bittira and Derek corrections. however, a significant error that should be MacDonald met while they were both corrected. The claim is made that Maclean undertaking cardiac surgery residency The heart transplant done by Dr.Dobell in and Dobell did the first heart transplant training at McGill. 1968 was the first at McGill not the first in Canada in 1968. The first one was done in Canada. Drs DD Munro and Jack White in Toronto at St. Michael's Hospital. The did the first lung transplant in Canada Montreal Heart Institute did, I believe, and Jean-Guy Beaudoin did the first liver seven heart transplants before Dobell and Dear Editor, transplant at McGill. Maclean did the first one at the Royal I enjoyed the last issue of the Square Knot. Sincerely yours, Victoria Hospital on November 3, 1969. With respect to the Transplant article, you L.D. Maclean, MD, PhD I gave the anesthetic to the recipient mentioned that the first heart transplant while Dr. Germaine Houle looked after performed by Dr. Dobell and team. I am the donor .1 remember the date because attaching a picture showing Dr.Dobell, my it was my Mother's birthday and I had Father (Dr. MS Chughtai) 1st assisting, Dr. Dear Editor, to call her to say I would not be home Mclean (2nd assisting), and Dr. Vineberg Just a short update from North Carolina. for her party. The transplant team had (watching from behind the anesthesia I am having a great time operating with been looking for a donor for quite a few drapes). Perhaps you could include this Dr. Chitwood. He is an excellent teacher weeks. On Saturday, November 2, 1969, picture in a future issue. and more than generous when it comes I was giving an anesthetic for a kidney Thanks very much. to letting us operate. It is an excellent transplant and was told another potential opportunity to learn some minimally (Please see Letters on page 75) ~ THE SQUARE ~ ~ 3 internationally. Dr. N.V. Christou, the first president of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, also provided a superb description of McGill bariatric surgery in this issue. We feel such stories can bolster our pride and identity, excellent lead artieie in the last issue of The and encourage the younger generations to carryon with our TeSquare Knot (Summer 2007), on the history of Multi-Organ tradition of excellence. Many of you had contributed, or are Transplant Program at McGill by Dr. Steven Paraskevas, doing so at present, to the legacy of surgery at McGill. Thus we was very well received, as can be seen like to invite you to participate in this endeavour by submitting in the "Letters to the Editor" section in articles, documenting the development in the art and science Editor's Note this issue. We are particularly pleased to of surgery at McGill, in the specific area of your own interest. receive feed-backs from the pioneers who Your vision for the future will also be welcome. personally contributed to the memorable g:, '< achievements described in that artilce. Some of the corrections In fact, we wish to encourage even broader feed-back from our ::00 offered in these letters confirmed my suspicion that unless readers. Do you have any suggestions to improve The Square '<'" ~ such historical events are documented properly in time, some Knot? How can we make The Square Knot more relevant, fun, 1"'\ ~:::r. of the valuable information may be lost or distorted for the and useful in promote our collegeality, the raison detre for this s: future generations. publication? • ? ~ In the lead article of this issue, Dr. Bruce Williams tells us !;::I about the history of microsurgery at McGill. He has been not only a pioneer, but also a nurturer in this field, both locally and ...................................................................................... Announcements Dr. Helene Flageole joined the Pediatric General Surgery Service in 1995 and remained a valued colleague and surgeon until her departure in August 2007. For family reasons she has To him who devotes relocated to Ontario and is now Professor of Surgery at McMaster Chidlren's Hospital. We wish her much successand his life to science, happiness. nothing can give more happiness As of September 2007, Dr. Irwin Kuzmarov has been than increasing the number \ J" ~~ , " ~~Jf~j.!' appointed Director of Professional and Hospital Services at of discoveries, ~\\"Ii~~ the Santa Cabrini Hospital in Montreal. Dr. Kuzmarov has but his cup of joy is full spent the last 30 years as Urologist at the Lakshore General Hospital. when the results of his studies immediately find Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, Professor of Surgery at McGill University, has been practical applications. appointed as the Chief of Surgical Services - Louis Pasteur (7822-1895) at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, In "Free Lance of Science': a major teaching hospital affiliated with the McGill University Faculty of Medicine. He is also the Director of the Division of Surgical Research at McGill. • Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg THE SQUARE z::0: !a 4 ~ RABBIT EAR TRANSPLANTS USING AN OXYGEN- VISIT OF MAINLAND CHINESE SURGICAL DELEGATION ATOR During this research year, interest was directed TO MCGILL UNIVERSITY (1973) toward the microcirculation and blood vessel flow was studied At the same time of our laboratory development, we had both in small arterioles and venules of the mesentery and the the pleasure of hosting a large delegation of Microsurgeons rabbit ear. It was known that small composite grafts would from Mainland China. This visit was initiated by Dr. Martin survive by inhibition for a few days but larger grafts would Entin, an active participant in the Plastic Surgery Program be lost.