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History of Surgery Poster Competition 2025

First Place

Bulkheads On Battlefields: U.S. Navy Medical Units Aboard Landing Ship Tanks At Normandy

Maxime A. Visa, BA, and Andre B. Sobocinski, MLS

Second Place

Beyond The Scalpel: The First Filmed Surgery And The Global Birth of Medical Cinema, 1899

Tamara Noe Almada, MD FACS MAAC

Other Posters Presented

Whistlers No Longer: Laryngeal Surgery And The Second World War

Robert Pearce, BS, and Joseph Sinnwell, MD

The Ravensbrück Rabbits: Surgical Exploitation Told Through Invisible Ink

Julia R. Silverman, BS, and Issael Gonzalez, BS

From Oppression To Healing: The Role Of Surgery In Torture And Rehabilitation

Rodrigo Cabrera Esquivel

Coping With Crisis: The Resilience Of Dr. Mary Crawford In The Face Of Wartime Challenges

Saffanat U. Sumra, BA, and Carter K. Lebares, MD, FACS 

The History Of Fetal Surgery: Courageous Endeavors For The Unborn

Cortnie R. Vaughn, MD; Michael R. Harrison, MD FACS; Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, FRCS; and Raphael C. Sun, MD, FACS. 

To Bleed Or To Clot: History Of Heparin For Dvt Prophylaxis

Deanna Ng, MD, PhD, and Justin Barr, MD PhD. 

Beyond The Scalpel: The Transformation Of Patient Selection In Lung Cancer Surgery

Rena Seeger, BS; Justin Barr, MD PhD; and Susan Lamb

Splitting To Save: The Legacy Of Dr. Rudolf Pichlmayr In Liver Transplantation

Ashish Neeli, MBBS; Paraskevas Pakataridis, MD; Anastasios Tzineris, MS; Athanasios Dimitrios Sivridis, MS; Fani-Christina Papacharalampous, MS; Filippos Savvas Chelmis, MS; Iliana Sorotou, MS; Munazza Khan, MD; Silvia Pecoraro, MS; and Maria Anna Gianniou, MS

The Origin And Evolution Of Allied Military Surgical Societies

Matthew D. Tadlock, MD, FACS; Emily Mayhew, PhD; Jennifer Gurney, MD, FACS; Mary M Knudson, MD, FACS; Brian Eastridge, MD, FACS; Michael Sutherland, MD, MBA, FACS; William B. Gamble, MD, FACS; Eric A. Elster, CAPT, MC, USN; Juan Asensio, MD, FACS; and Jeremy Cannon, MD, SM, FACS

Metrodora: The First Female Medical Author And Her Legacy In Gynecology

Anastasios Tzineris, MS; Filippos Savvas Chelmis, MS; Iliana Sorotou, MS; Paraskevas Pakataridis, MD; Silvia Pecoraro, MS; Maria Anna Gianniou, MS; Ashish Neeli, MBBS; Fani-Christina Papacharalampous, MS; Munazza Khan, MD; and Athanasios Dimitrios Sivridis, MS, BSc

The Isolated Surgeon: Surgical Improvisation And A Legacy Of Preserving Life

Macy Jepsen, MD, MBA student

Evolving Obstetrical Practices And Outcomes In Black Hospitals: Evidence From The Lincoln Hospital, Durham

Matthew Purcell, MD/PhD student

Surgeons At The Crossroads Of Medicine And The Wild West

Nathan Nyberg, BS; and Aveline Langmead, BS

Denied A Scalpel, But Not A Legacy: Dr. May Edward Chinn’s Contributions To Surgical Oncology

Anjani H. Turaga, MD; Maria Alqamish, MD; Dilay Aykan, MD; Isabella Maria; Zelaya Alves, BA; and Minerva Romero Arenas, MD, MPH, FACS

Sex Worker Contribution: The Quest For The Cure For Syphilis

Madeleine M. Karpiuk, MLitt, OMS; and Evio Jorge, OMS

From Ancient Scrolls To Operating Rooms: Sushruta’s 2,500-year-old Legacy In Trauma Surgery

Preetha Pamidighantam, BSc

The Fire That Changed Medicine: Burn Treatment Advances From Vietnam

Emily L. Tang, BA; Zoya Syed, BA; and Jed Castillo, MD FACS