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John Wickham: the godfather of robotic surgery
Author(s) -
Hodgson Dominic
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.496
Subject(s) - innovator , specialty , robotic surgery , invasive surgery , nephrectomy , medicine , laparoscopic surgery , general surgery , surgery , laparoscopy , political science , law , family medicine , intellectual property , kidney , endocrinology
From tinkering with an Austin 7 as a child to performing the first laparoscopic nephrectomy in the UK, John Wickham's contribution to urological surgery and minimally invasive surgery in general is truly significant. Dominic Hodgson looks at the career of a real innovator whose influence crossed specialty boundaries.