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William Halsted and Rudolph Matas were two of the most distinguished surgeons in American medicine. Although their personalities were completely opposite, they enjoyed a long and devoted friendship. This is of historical interest in that Halsted opened his nonprofessional life to a very few other men. During their relationship a fairly continuous corresponsence was maintained. This paper will examine their friendship through an analysis of their personal letters, the majority of which have never been published. Their contents reveal a unique alliance, and provide futher information on the world of American surgery as it existed during the first part of this centrury.
William Halsted and Rudolph Matas were two of the most distinguished surgeons in American medicine. Although their personalities were completely opposite, they enjoyed a long and devoted friendship. This is of historical interest in that Halsted opened his nonprofessional life to a very few other men. During their relationship a fairly continuous corresponsence was maintained. This paper will examine their friendship through an analysis of their personal letters, the majority of which have never been published. Their contents reveal a unique alliance, and provide futher information on the world of American surgery as it existed during the first part of this centrury.