TY - JOUR
T1 - The correspondence and collaboration of Harvey Cushing and Irvine Page
T2 - Lessons from the Cleveland Clinic Archives
AU - Abdullah, Kalil G.
AU - Lubelski, Daniel
AU - Lautzenheiser, Frederick
AU - Mroz, Thomas E.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Harvey Cushing is well-known as a pioneer of brain surgery and is considered the father of modern neurosurgery. However, Cushing's interests and contributions extend beyond neurosurgery. Through his determined interdisciplinary collaboration in medicine and biomedical research, Cushing was able to contribute to numerous fields including bacteriology, anesthesiology, and endocrinology. With regards to the latter, Cushing corresponds with Irvine Page, well-known for isolating serotonin, discovering the renin-angiotensin system, and postulating of the mosaic theory of hypertension. In a correspondence spanning 3 years, from January 1933 to April 1936, Cushing and Page collaborated to discover a substance responsible for hypertension. In this historical article, the authors review the letters to highlight the collaborative efforts between leaders in disparate fields driven by the scientific curiosity. As national research agencies are focusing their funds toward collaborative and interdisciplinary research, it is interesting to note the historical communication among the scientific leaders that led to discoveries in the respective fields.
AB - Harvey Cushing is well-known as a pioneer of brain surgery and is considered the father of modern neurosurgery. However, Cushing's interests and contributions extend beyond neurosurgery. Through his determined interdisciplinary collaboration in medicine and biomedical research, Cushing was able to contribute to numerous fields including bacteriology, anesthesiology, and endocrinology. With regards to the latter, Cushing corresponds with Irvine Page, well-known for isolating serotonin, discovering the renin-angiotensin system, and postulating of the mosaic theory of hypertension. In a correspondence spanning 3 years, from January 1933 to April 1936, Cushing and Page collaborated to discover a substance responsible for hypertension. In this historical article, the authors review the letters to highlight the collaborative efforts between leaders in disparate fields driven by the scientific curiosity. As national research agencies are focusing their funds toward collaborative and interdisciplinary research, it is interesting to note the historical communication among the scientific leaders that led to discoveries in the respective fields.
KW - Harvey Cushing
KW - Irvine Page
KW - medical history
KW - pituitary
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U2 - 10.4103/2152-7806.170024
DO - 10.4103/2152-7806.170024
M3 - Article
C2 - 26673314
AN - SCOPUS:85028349328
SN - 2152-7806
VL - 6
JO - Surgical Neurology International
JF - Surgical Neurology International
IS - 1
M1 - 173
ER -