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Welcome to Image of Surgery

This exhibit displays historic and contemporary images of medical and surgical procedures. The contemporary images combine authentic color photographs with the artistry of digital photo processing to describe the personalities and drama of surgical care, traversing the visual space between documentary and dream.

  Featured Image    May  2008:

Commentary:

When asked to name the qualities they seek in a surgeon, patients usually list skill as the most important. But after skill what are the next most important qualities? Frequently, humility and compassion tie for second and third spot.

This image shows a surgeon intensely focused on the tissue held in his hands. The posture is simple, resembling prayer more than labor. The appearance is not of arrogance or ego but of years of experience and quiet self-control and determination. We witness general and vascular surgeon, Howard Katzman, MD, as he intervenes in a process which has progressively reduced the circulation of blood to the leg to a point where the foot cannot survive without surgery. (2007)

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