Harold Clifton Urschel, Jr., MD, LLD(Hon), DS(Hon): A Conversation with the Editor

Hal Urschel (Figure ​(Figure11) was born in Toledo, Ohio, and he grew up primarily in Bowling Green, 20 miles away. After public schools, he went to Princeton University on a football scholarship and graduated cum laude in 1951. The Princeton team was undefeated during his freshman and senior years. He also had a scholarship to Harvard University School of Medicine, where he again graduated cum laude in 1955. His internship, residency, and chief residency in general, vascular, cardiac, and thoracic surgery were at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. After serving in the US Navy as chief of experimental surgery at the National Naval Medical Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland, he and his young family moved to Dallas and have been here ever since.

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[2]  J. Blazeby.  Esophageal Surgery. 2nd Ed. F. G. Pearson, J. D. Cooper, J. Deslauriers, R. J. Ginsberg, C. A. Hiebert, G. A. Patterson and H. C. Urschel (eds) 220 × 285 mm. Pp. 990. Illustrated. 2002. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. , 2002 .

[3]  H. Urschel.  Contributions of women to general thoracic surgery. , 2001, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[4]  H. Urschel,et al.  Paget-Schroetter syndrome: what is the best management? , 2000, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[5]  H. Urschel,et al.  Neurovascular compression in the thoracic outlet: changing management over 50 years. , 1998, Advances in surgery.

[6]  H. Urschel,et al.  Upper plexus thoracic outlet syndrome: optimal therapy. , 1997, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[7]  J. Cooper,et al.  Atlas of thoracic surgery , 1995 .

[8]  H. Urschel.  Put our patients first. , 1994, The American journal of cardiology.

[9]  H. Urschel.  New approaches to Pancoast and chest wall tumors. , 1993, Chest.

[10]  H. Urschel,et al.  Improved management of the Paget-Schroetter syndrome secondary to thoracic outlet compression. , 1991, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[11]  H. Suma.  Internal thoracic artery and competitive flow. , 1991, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[12]  H. Urschel,et al.  Sclerosing mediastinitis: improved management with histoplasmosis titer and ketoconazole. , 1990, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[13]  H. Urschel,et al.  Operative transluminal balloon angioplasty. Adjunct to coronary bypass for extended myocardial revascularization of more than 3000 lesions in 1000 patients. , 1990, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[14]  H. Urschel.  Superior pulmonary sulcus carcinoma. , 1988, The Surgical clinics of North America.

[15]  D. Geltner,et al.  [Superior vena cava obstruction]. , 1988, Harefuah.

[16]  H. Urschel,et al.  The failed operation for thoracic outlet syndrome: the difficulty of diagnosis and management. , 1986, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[17]  H. Urschel,et al.  Median sternotomy as a standard approach for pulmonary resection. , 1986, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[18]  H. Urschel.  "Life is short and the art long, the occasion instant, the experiment perilous, the decision difficult". , 1984, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[19]  H. Urschel,et al.  Poland's syndrome: improved surgical management. , 1984, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[20]  Guidelines for minimal standards in cardiac surgery. Subcommittee on Cardiac Surgery Standards, Cardiovascular Committee, and the Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic Surgery of the American College of Surgeons. , 1984, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.

[21]  H. Urschel,et al.  Bypass grafting and aneurysmorrhaphy for aortic arch aneurysms. , 1983, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[22]  P. E. Bernatz,et al.  Training, examination, and certification of a thoracic surgeon. A position paper of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. , 1980, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[23]  H. Urschel,et al.  "Collis-Belsey" fundoplication for uncomplicated hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux. , 1979, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[24]  H. Urschel,et al.  Gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia: complications and therapy. , 1979, The Journal of the Florida Medical Association.

[25]  H. Urschel,et al.  Coronary Artery Bypass Occlusion Secondary to Postcardiotomy Syndrome , 1976 .

[26]  J. E. Albers,et al.  Reoperation for recurrent thoracic outlet syndrome. , 1976, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[27]  H. Urschel,et al.  Coronary artery bypass occlusion second to postcardiotomy syndrome. , 1976, Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

[28]  C. Hufnagel,et al.  Superior vena cava obstruction: a review of the literature and report of 2 cases due to benign intrathoracic tumors. , 1975, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[29]  H. Urschel,et al.  Revascularization of the stenotic left main coronary artery and impaired left ventricle. , 1975, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[30]  H. Urschel,et al.  Dual primary bronchogenic carcinoma. , 1974, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[31]  R. E. Wood,et al.  Improved Management of Esophageal Perforation: Exclusion and Diversion in Continuity , 1974, Annals of surgery.

[32]  R. E. Wood,et al.  Thoraic outlet syndrome masquerading as coronary artery disease (pseudoangina). , 1973, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[33]  R. E. Wood,et al.  An improved surgical technique for the complicated hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux. , 1973, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[34]  Urschel Hc,et al.  Management of acute traumatic injuries of tracheobronchial tree. , 1973 .

[35]  山本 聡,et al.  Superior sulcus tumor. , 1973, Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association.

[36]  H. Urschel,et al.  Management of acute traumatic injuries of tracheobronchial tree. , 1973, Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics.

[37]  R. E. Wood,et al.  Factors influencing patency of aortocoronary artery saphenous vein grafts. , 1972, Surgery.

[38]  H. Swan,et al.  Optimal resources for coronary artery surgery. Report of the Inter-Society Commission for Heart Disease Resources. , 1972, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[39]  H. Urschel.  Management of the thoracic-outlet syndrome. , 1972, The New England journal of medicine.

[40]  D. Sabiston,et al.  Optimal resources for cardiac surgery. Report of the Inter-Society Commission for Heart Disease Resources. , 1971, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[41]  H. Urschel,et al.  Reconstruction of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery: Proximal Vein Bypass Graft and Distal Gas Endarterectomy , 1971 .

[42]  R. Ginsberg,et al.  Direct and indirect myocardial revascularization: follow-up and appraisal. , 1970, Surgery.

[43]  R. R. Shaw,et al.  Bronchoplastic procedures for bronchogenic carcinoma. , 1970, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[44]  H. Urschel,et al.  Vein bypass graft and carbon dioxide gas endarterectomy for coronary artery occlusive disease. , 1969, JAMA.

[45]  H. Urschel,et al.  Aorta-to-coronary-artery vein bypass graft for coronary artery occlusive disease. , 1969, The Annals of thoracic surgery.

[46]  H. Urschel,et al.  Treatment of Arteriosclerotic Obstructive Cerebrovascular Disease With Hydrogen Peroxide , 1967 .

[47]  Urschel Hc,et al.  Posterior myocardial revascularization by retrograde internal mammary artery implantation. , 1967 .

[48]  H. Urschel,et al.  Posterior myocardial revascularization by retrograde internal mammary artery implantation. , 1967, Surgery.

[49]  E. Merrill,et al.  A new antithrombotic surface: development and in vitro and in vivo characteristics. , 1967, Surgery.

[50]  H. Urschel.  Superior vena caval canal obstruction. , 1966, Diseases of the chest.

[51]  G. Race,et al.  Preferential Localization of Radioisotopes in Malignant Tissue by Regional Oxygenation , 1964, Nature.

[52]  J. H. Bruce,et al.  The Dielectrics Evaporation Group , 1964, Nature.

[53]  H. Urschel,et al.  HEMOBILIA SECONDARY TO LIVER ABSCESS. REPORT OF A CASE TREATED BY PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY. , 1963, JAMA.

[54]  A. Baue,et al.  RE-OPERATION FOR FAILED MITRAL VALVULOTOMY. , 1963, Annals of surgery.

[55]  E. J. Roth,et al.  Small arterial anastomosis: I. Nonsuture , 1962 .

[56]  E. J. Roth,et al.  Small arterial anastomoses: II. Suture. , 1961, Annals of surgery.

[57]  H. Urschel,et al.  Differential cardiac hypothermia for elective cardioplegia. , 1960, Annals of surgery.

[58]  E. J. Roth,et al.  Rapid hypothermia: an improved extracorporeal method. , 1960, The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

[59]  H. Urschel,et al.  Elective cardioplegia by local cardiac hypothermia. , 1959, The New England journal of medicine.

[60]  E. J. Roth,et al.  Electronically Controlled Coronary Arteriography , 1959, Annals of surgery.

[61]  R. R. Shaw,et al.  Mucoid impaction of the bronchi. , 1951, The Journal of thoracic surgery.

[62]  R. Ww.  Superior pulmonary sulcus tumors. , 1948 .