Cannon of Harvard
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William Bradford Cannon was born in 1871 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the site of Fort Crawford, where William Beaumont conducted classic experiments on digestion . Cannon would distinguish himself as a physiologist of Beaumont's rank . Although he was founder of the gastrointestinal roentgen examination and maintained an interest in gastroenterology throughout his life, Cannon's most productive years were spent in the study of the autonomic nervous system and homeostasis. He graduated from Harvard University in 1896 and Harvard Medical School in 1900 ; he was an instructor in physiology until 1902 and an assistant professor until 1906 . From 1906 to 1942, he was George Higginson Professor of Physiology, retiring as Professor Emeritus until his death in 1945 . Apart from his contributions to physiology, Cannon introduced the case method of teaching medicine, later championed by Richard Cabot. Wrote Cannon :
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quality of its students, and the records of its graduates, it is clear that Harvard has played a most significant role in the development of American medicine. Having brought European medicine to America, it became and remains a centre of excellence. This is readily verified by observing the work of the men who have made this enviable reputation possible. The book is divided into three chronolo...
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Eugene Braunwald,∗ Dominick Angiolillo,† Eric Bates,‡ Peter B. Berger,§ Deepak Bhatt,|| Christopher P. Cannon,∗ Mark I. Furman,¶ Paul Gurbel,∗∗ Alan D. Michelson,†† Eric Peterson,‡‡ Stephen Wiviott∗ ∗TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; †Department of Internal Medicine, University of Flori...
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the blood (the blood does not, however, in the authors' words become "acidic" p. 12), a position he reluctantly renounced. The chapters on the war, like every other one in this book, are wonderfully rich. The Cannon archives have permitted the authors to construct the man's life and work in enviable detail. The tiniest anecdotes are so telling. Leaving for the war, Cannon revealed "I made a hor...
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