Over the past twenty years the Department of Surgery has evolved from a loose federation of private practices to a sophisticated network of creative alliances. Collaboration with medical and scientific experts at Columbia University and globally, as well as with the biotech industry, has resulted in…
Columbia University Department of Surgery
Through a lecture to the Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) Whipple Society, Kenneth A. Forde, M.D., Jose M. Ferrer Professor Emeritus at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, shares his perspective on the history of Columbia University's Department of Surgery. He discusses the challenges and changes in the over 230 years of the department's existence.