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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1497-1499. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.106
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Franz John A. Torek

Attila Dubecz, MD*, Seymour I. Schwartz, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York

* Address correspondence to Dr Dubecz, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642 (Email: dubeczattila{at}gmail.com).

Franz John A. Torek (1861 to 1938) is one of the pioneering surgeons in thoracic surgery. The son of German immigrants, he worked in the German (now Lenox Hill) Hospital in New York City. In 1913 he performed the first thoracic esophagectomy for cancer, and the patient survived for 12 years. We describe the surgical work and private life of Torek and recall the details of the groundbreaking operation.






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