Aaron J. Marcus: in pursuit of perfection

Aaron J. Marcus: in pursuit of perfection.

Dr. Aaron Jacob Marcus, Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and distinguished physician-scientist in hematology and vascular biology, passed away on May 6, 2015 (Figure 1). Aaron Marcus was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Boys High School (1939–1943). His formal education at the University of Virginia (1943–1944; 1946–1948) was interrupted by his service...

Preface: The pursuit of surgical perfection.

The ‘‘perfect’’ surgical scenario: You feel good, rested, and confident in the procedure you are about to perform. The patient is in good physical condition, is easy to communicate with, and seems to have a good understanding of what is required postoperatively. After the surgical procedure, you feel like everything worked out perfectly and you are confident that the patient will experience a g...

The Pursuit of Perfection: vice or Virtue in Judaism?

Chazal exhort us to strive for ever higher goals. It says in והילא יבד אנת הבר ) גכ : א ( ךכיפל דחאו דחא לכ םירמוא ויהי , בקעיו קחצי םהרבא השעמל יישעמ ועיגי יתמ . (When will my deeds equal those of my forefathers)? Likewise, the concept of shleimus ( " תומילש " ), which can be translated as perfection, is also an honored goal in chazal. On the other hand, clinical experience and research indica...

Genetic Engineering and the Pursuit of Human Perfection

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Ageless bodies, happy souls: biotechnology and the pursuit of perfection.