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JAMA. 1970;213(12):2072-2074.

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William S. Halsted, one of the great American surgeons, was born into a socially prominent and industrially successful New York city family of English descent.¹ He prepared at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass, and took his undergraduate work at Yale. There he showed greater skill in athletics than in academics. His physical prowess is best exemplified by his election as captain of the football team when the sport was in its infancy. Rowing, baseball, boxing, and wrestling were other competitive activities that held great attraction for him. Halsted returned to New York for medical training in the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia), where he served as assistant to John C. Dalton, professor of physiology. In 1877, he received the MD degree, led the class in scholarship, and won a prize for proficiency. Both before and after graduation he served as surgical intern at Bellevue Hospital and for several months was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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