Dr. Chevalier Jackson, Laryngologist Extraordinaire

On Jan 10, 2011, the New York Times published an article on Dr. Chevalier Jackson, a pioneer in the field of laryngology, who is perhaps best known for his extensive collection of foreign bodies he removed from patients, young and old, with little or no anesthesia. His genius is documented in a new biography called " Swallow " by Mary Cappello. Among other achievements by Dr. Jackson was passage of the Federal Caustic Poison Act of 1927, esophageal dilatation in kids, and treatme…

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Washington Post Medical Mystery: Severe Chronic Sinus Headache

The Washington Post on November 13, 2007 published a story of a gentleman who suffered from a sharp headache due to Sluder's neuralgia centered in the "anterior ethmoid neurovascular complex". The amazing thing about this story is that the patient himself figured out what was causing his headache by finding a reference on a microfiche he found in a 1963 article in the British Journal of Laryngology & Otology. Read the story here . To read the 1963 journal article entit…

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List of Laryngologists/Voice Specialists Around the USA and World Posted

A new webpage listing all the laryngologists (voice specialist) in the United States and the world has been posted. This list is a compilation based on a list maintained by Dr. Thomas and MJ Dance Jr. Head and Neck Rehabilitation Center . The list can be found here .

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