Babcock Operation

Babcock (Eng. W. W. Babcock), or Wisby Warren Babcock (Eng. Wilsby Warren Babcock; December 12, 1880, Crawford, USA - January 6, 1951, Boston, USA) - American surgeon, specialized in thoracic surgery, one of the founders colorectal surgery.

Babcock was born into a farming family in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, received his medical training at Columbia University (1902) and practiced in the cities of Baltimore, Putnam and Visaco. He specialized in surgical breast diseases and colorectal symptoms. In 1921, he was appointed head of ENT (laryngo-otorhinolaryngology), and a year later he became one of the founders of the West Virginia Medical School. Two years later he transferred to Boston Hospital, under the direction of Joseph Lewis. Here the doctor successfully continued his private practice and spent almost 30 years of his life.

During the World War II era, Babcock regularly operated on wounded soldiers, most of whom later died from their wounds at home. In September 1943, he was appointed to head the headquarters clinic of the North African Naval Hospital established on Samuel Island. Two years later, Babcock and his colleagues were offered to continue their work, but with the end of the current war. Since then, Babcock has increasingly lost practicing surgeons, although he remained widely known in the medical community as an outstanding colorectal surgeon. Despite the significant increase in retirement age, he remained active until the very end of his life, which made him a role model for many surgeons and scientists.

Achievements in the field of thoracic surgery are rightly called his priority contribution. Babcock was the first to perform successful interventions to replace the right ventricle with artificial valves, as in severe infective endocarditis. During World War II, it became a symbol of heroic deeds in the fight against National Socialist tyranny.