About the author; Preface; Acknowledgements; Image credits; A-Z of eponyms and names in obstetrics and gynaecology; Index.
Presents biographical details of 391 eponyms and names in the field, along with the context and relevance of their contributions.
Thomas F. Baskett is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. He has served as President of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Gynaecological Society, Examiner in Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. In 1997, he gained a Diploma in the History of Medicine from the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London (DHMSA) and was awarded the Maccabean Prize and the Osler Medal. He was the 2008 History Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
'Eat your heart out, Wikipedia. This book is a masterpiece.' James Drife, The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
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