Report of the 110 th Meeting of the Netherlands Ophthalmological Society at the Ophthalmic Clinic of the University-Hospital at Groningue (Part 2 of 2)

1947 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 240-255
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
The University

The role of Harvey Cushing and Walter Dandy in the evolution of modern neurosurgery in the Netherlands, illustrated by their correspondence

2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob J. M. Groen ◽  
Peter J. Koehler ◽  
Alfred Kloet
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Neurosurgical Department ◽  
Personal Involvement ◽  
Harvey Cushing ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
The Us ◽  
General Surgeons ◽  
The University

The development of modern neurosurgery in the Netherlands, which took place in the 1920s, was highly influenced by the personal involvement of both Harvey Cushing and Walter Dandy, each in his own way. For the present article, the authors consulted the correspondence (kept at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library in New Haven and the Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives in Baltimore) of Cushing and Dandy with their Dutch disciples. The correspondence provides a unique inside view into the minds of both neurosurgical giants. After the neurologist Bernard Brouwer had paved the way for sending the Dutch surgeon Ignaz Oljenick overseas, Cushing personally took the responsibility to train him (1927–1929). On his return to Amsterdam, Oljenick and Brouwer established the first neurosurgical department in the country. Encouraged by Oljenick's favorable results, a number of Dutch general surgeons started asking Cushing for support. Cushing strategically managed and deflected these requests, probably aiming to increase the advantage of Oljenick and Brouwer. However, the University Hospital in Groningen persisted in the plans to establish its own neurosurgical unit and sent Ferdinand Verbeek to the US in 1932. Although staying at Cushing's department initially, Verbeek ultimately applied to Walter Dandy for a position of visiting voluntary assistant, staying until the end of 1934. Verbeek and Dandy became lifelong friends. On his return to Groningen, Verbeek started practicing neurosurgery, isolated in the northern part of the country. He relied on the support of Dandy, with whom he kept up a regular correspondence, discussing cases and seeking advice. Dandy, on his part, used Verbeek as the ambassador in Europe for his operative innovations. At the beginning of World War II, Oljenick had to flee the country, which concluded the direct line with the Cushing school in the Netherlands. After Dandy's death (1946), Verbeek continued practicing neurosurgery following his style and philosophy. By the time Verbeek died in 1958, the strong American influence on everyday practice of Dutch neurosurgeons had been established.

In Memoriam: John William Lorimer

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Research Council ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Chemistry Department ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
In Memoriam ◽  
The University

John (Jack) William Lorimer passed away peacefully at the age of 86 at University Hospital on Sunday, 1 February 2015. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Jack attended the University of Toronto, where he obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry. After positions in Leiden, The Netherlands, and with the National Research Council in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jack joined the University of Western Ontario, where he taught and did research in the Chemistry Department until his retirement.

The incidence of traumatic brain injury in young people in the catchment area of the University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 519-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Daniëlle van Pelt ◽  
Arend de Kloet ◽  
Sander R. Hilberink ◽  
Susanne A.M. Lambregts ◽  
Els Peeters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
The University
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