The Collapse Therapy of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. SIGNED BY JOHN ALEXANDER

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xiii, 705 pp, 1 leaf; 367 figs. Original cloth. Near Fine, in dust jacket. The dust jacket has a large, "closed" tear across the front panel, and the the spine portion of the dust jacket is stained. First Edition. SIGNED BY JOHN ALEXANDER: "For/ Marjorie and Charley Meyer/ whose generous interest in thoracic/ surgery at the University of/ Michigan Hospital has greatly/ advanced the value of the work/ John Alexander/ October 15, 1937" (see photo). John Alexander was Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan and Surgeon-in-Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery University of Michigan Hospital. "There is little doubt but that John Alexander contributed more than any other man to the development of the surgical treatment of tuberculosis in the English-speaking countries, and his influence was felt throughout much of the rest of the world" (John D. Steele, in The Surgical Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, p. 3). "At the end of the war [WWI], he studied at the University of Lyon with Leon Berard, where he first became acquainted with the surgical treatment of tuberculosis, a disease that consumed much of his career, both as a patient and as an innovator and advocate of surgical treatment. During his lifetime, Dr. Alexander was hospitalized multiple times for treatment of tuberculosis and its complications. . . . After his return to the United States, he served a short period at the University of Pennsylvania and in 1920 joined the staff of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan. Shortly thereafter, complications of tuberculosis required a protracted period at Saranac Lake. Despite the need for a plaster body cast and the support of a Bradford frame, he persevered in writing the first English text on the surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, for which he received the Samuel D. Gross Prize of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery. In 1926 Dr. Alexander returned to the University of Michigan, and within a short time his interest and attention were devoted entirely to thoracic surgery. In 1928, he established a thoracic service and the first surgical residency program in thoracic surgery. Dr. Alexander took great pride in the many thoracic surgeons completing his program, many of whom became leaders in the field. In addition to employing the then accepted operations for pulmonary tuberculosis, Dr. Alexander was innovative in proposing new procedures. He popularized anterior thoracoplasty and resection of the transverse processes of the vertebrae to improve the thoracoplastic collapse. He early recognized the advantages of resection for pulmonary tuberculosis, but not to the exclusion of collapse therapy, a measure that he considered advantageous in many cases. He was an early advocate of 2-stage lobectomy for bronchiectasis and early recognized the effectiveness of pulmonary metastases in selected cases. In 1932, Dr Alexander was named professor of surgery. Shortly thereafter, a recurrence of his own disease required hospitalization, which afforded the opportunity to complete the authoritative classic text, The Collapse Therapy of Pulmonary Tuberculosis [offered here]. . . . His contributions to thoracic surgery and especially the inauguration of resident training in thoracic surgery and the many surgeons he trained assured him of a place in the annals of thoracic surgery. His legacy unquestionably is the surgeons he trained, whose fondness for him and memories of him are legendary. . . . the undaunted courage Dr. Alexander demonstrated in coping with multiple recurrences of his illness, necessitating multiple hospitalizations and daily rest periods, have left indelible memories with those who knew him" (Herbert Sloan, "Historical Perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: John Alexander (1891-1954)", The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 129, February 2005, pp. 435-36). N° de ref. del artículo 16390

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