Program

9:00a.m. Amphitheater. Building C Harvard Medical School.

1. Businessmeeting of the Association.

2. A Consideration ofthe Dangers of Lobectomy in Relation to the Technic of the Operation.

Dr. Edward W. Archibald, Montreal.

3. Lobectomy inChildren for Bronchiectasis.

Dr. J. V. Bohrer, New York.

4. Lobectomy LeftUpper Lobe for Carcinoma.

Dr. Carl Eggers, New York.

5. The Effect ofSudden Occlusion of Either Primary Branch of the Pulmonary Artery on theCardiac Output and Pulmonary Expansion in Dogs.

Dr. Richmond L. Moore and(by invitation)

Dr. Humphreys and Dr.Cochran, New York.

6. Vascular Changes inExperimental Atelectasis, Morphological, Physiological and Biochemical.

Dr. William E. Adams,Chicago.

7. The Pleural andPulmonary Lesions Resulting from the Intrapleural Injection of MycobacteriumTuberculosis (bovis) in Rabbits.

Dr. Willis S. Lemon, Rochester.

12:45p.m. Luncheon, Vanderbilt Hall.

2:00p.m. Amphitheater. Building C. HarvardMedical School.

1. Some Reflections onIntrathoracic Malignant Disease.

Mr. A. Tudor Edwards,London, England.

(By special invitation.)

2. Classification ofPrimary Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Relation to Treatment and Prognosis.

Dr. Evarts A. Grahamand (by invitation)

Dr. William Tuttle andDr. Nathan Womack, St. Louis.

3. A TopographicalClassification of Carcinoma of the Lung. Its Clinical Application in theOperative Treatment.

Dr. Harold Neuhof, NewYork City.

4. BronchialCarcinoma, Diagnosis by Bronchoscopic Biopsy in a Series of 50 Cases.

Dr. Chevalier L. Jackson,Philadelphia.

5. IntrathoracicNeurofibroma.

Dr. Stuart W. Harrington,Rochester, Minn.

6. Incidence of HiatusHernia in Pregnant Women and its Significance.

Dr. Leo Rigler,Minneapolis.

5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tea with Dr. Elliott C. Cutler, Laboratory of Surgical Research,Building C, Harvard Medical School.

Friday, June 1

9:00a.m. Amphitheater. Building C. HarvardMedical School.

1. Executivemeeting of the Association.

2. Thoracoplastyin Bilateral Cavernous Tuberculosis.

Dr.Harold Jessen, Davos-Platz, Switzerland.

(Byspecial invitation.)

3. SimultaneousBilateral Artificial Pneumothorax in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Dr. Thomas Kinsella and (by invitation)

Dr. P. M. Mattill, Oak Grove, Minn.

4. The Importance ofResection of the Transverse Processes as a Primary Procedure in theObliteration of Paravertebral Cavities and in the Revision of an InadequateThoracoplasty.

Dr. Emile Holman, San Francisco.

5. Scaleniotomy withor Subsequent to Phrenicectomy in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Dr. Lincoln B. Fisher, Waverley Hills, Ky.

6. The Results ofOperations on the Phrenic Nerve.

Dr. Adrian V. S. Lambert, New York.

7. The End-Results inthe Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Dr. Carl A. Hedblom, Chicago.

12:45p.m. Luncheon, Vanderbilt Hall.

2:00 p.m. Amphitheater. Building C. Harvard Medical School.

Demonstrations and Research Problems from the VariousLaboratories of the Harvard Medical School and Local Hospitals.

1. The PostnatalDevelopment of Alveoli in the Mammalian Lung: A Contribution to the Problem ofthe Alveolar Phagocyte. (To bepublished by the Carnegie Institute.)

Dr. J. Lewis Bremer, Hersey Professor of Anatomy.

2. Observations on theStructure and Function of the Lung of the Porpoise.

Dr. George B. Wislocki, Parkman Professor of Anatomy.

3. Studies inBronchial Occlusion.

Dr. Cornelius B. Wood, Assistant Resident Surgeon, P. B. B.H.

4. Changes in VenousPressure after Thoracoplasty: Its Significance in Relation to the Extent of RibRemoval.

Dr. Richard H. Overholt and Dr. Lewis S. Pilcher, 2nd,Lahey Clinic.

5. Studies on LungVolume with Experimental Alterations in Cardiac Output.

Dr. Howard H. Bradshaw, Instructor in Anesthesia,

Chief of Anesthesia Service, M. G. H.

6. Cardiac Outputon Exercising Animals.

Dr. H. F. Robertson, Assistant Resident Surgeon, P. B. B.H.

7. Effect of HighOxygen Tension on the Lung.

Dr. F. J. C. Smith, Surgical Interne, M. G. H., and Dr.Granville A. Bennett, Instructor in Pathology (from Department of Physiology,School of Public Health).

8. ExperimentalAngina Pectoris.

Dr. Philip Shambaugh, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fellow.

9. Effect of CarbonDioxide Hyperventilation on the Respiratory Function of Postoperative Patients.

Dr. Henry W. Beecher, Surgical Interne, M. G. H.

7:00 p.m. Aesculapian Room, Harvard Club.

President's Dinner.

President's Address.

Dr. George J. Heuer.

To Be Read by Title

1. A Case of PrimaryCarcinoma of the Lung. Report Four Years after Lobectomy.

Dr. Clyde I. Allen, Detroit.

2. Bronchoscopy inPulmonary Tuberculosis.

Dr. David H. Ballon, Montreal.

3. The ClinicalSignificant Irregularities of the Diaphragm.

Dr. Harry C. Ballon, Montreal.

4. Radiotherapyfor Bronchorrhea in Bronchiectasis.

Dr. Maurice Berck, New York.

5. "Pleural Poudrage,"the Production of Pleural Adhesions as a Preliminary to Lobectomy.

Dr. Norman Bethune, Montreal.

6. Multiple Empyemata,with Special Reference to Etiology and Localization.

Dr. Howard L. Beye, Iowa City.

7. ExperimentalThoracogenic Scoliosis

Dr. J. Dewey Bisgard, Omaha.

8. PostpneumonicAtelectasis as a Possible Cause of Chronic Empyema.

Dr. Ethan F. Butler, Elmira, N. Y.

9. ThoracoplastyVersus Pneumothorax.

Dr. Pol N. Coryllos, New York.

10. The Effect ofBronchial Occlusion.

Dr. Elliott C. Cutler and Dr. Cornelius B. Wood, Boston.

11. Primary MalignantTumors of the Thymus Gland, with Report of Two Cases.

Dr. H. Ryerson Decker, Pittsburgh.

12. Report of a Case ofCardiospasm Due to a Diaphragmatic Gastric Hernia with Ulcer.

Dr. Max Einhorn, Dr. DeWitt Stetten, and Dr. William H.Stewart, New York.

13. Thoracoplasty, aCritical Study of Some Unsatisfactory Results.

Dr. William A. Hudson, Detroit.

14. The Mortality ofEmpyema. An Analysis of 75 Cases.

Dr. Urban Maes and Dr. J. Ross Veal, New Orleans.

15. SpinalAnesthesia in Thoracoplastic Operations for Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Dr. Harlan F. Newton, Boston.

16. Thoracoplasty.

Dr. E. J. O'Brien, Detroit.

17. Pneumonectomyfor Carcinoma of the Lung. A Report of the Successful Removal of the Right Lungfor Carcinoma.

Dr. Richard H. Overholt, Boston.

18. Anesthesia inThoracic Surgery.

Dr. Richard H. Overholt and Dr. Urban H. Eversole, Boston.

19. TheRelationships between Intrapulmonary Pressure and the Circulation of the Bloodin the Bronchial and Pulmonary Vessels.

Dr. P. F. Swindle and Dr. J. L. Yates, Milwaukee.

20. Anatomy of theDiaphragm.

Dr. P. E. Truesdale, Fall River, Mass.

21. Observations onthe Treatment of Empyema Thoracis.

Dr. Owen H. Wangensteen, Minneapolis.

Saturday, June 2

Thefollowing programs will be given at the Massachusetts General Hospital, thePeter Bent Brigham Hospital, and the New England Deaconess Hospital on Saturdaymorning. Members and guests of the Association are cordially invited to attendand take part in the discussion.

Massachusetts General Hospital

8:30 a.m. SurgicalAmphitheater.

Operative Clinic in Chest Surgery by Members of the Staff.

9:30 a.m. EtherDome.

Clinical Presentations and Discussions.

1. Certain Aspectsof Lung Abscess; based on a study of 210 Cases.

Drs. Frederick T. Lord and Donald S. King.

2. Pathology ofthe Asthmatic Paroxysm.

Dr. Tracy B. Mallory.

3. SurgicalStudies on Bronchial Asthma.

Dr. James C. White.

4. Pulmonary Manifestationof Boeck's Sarcoid.

Dr. Aubrey O. Hampton.

5. Benign Tumorsof the Bronchus.

Dr. Donald S. King.

6. Chondrosarcomaof the Rib.

Dr. M. Dawson Tyson.

7. Diagnosis ofAdhesive (Constrictive) Pericarditis.

Dr. Paul D. White.

8. Moving PictureFilm�"Decortication of the Heart for Adhesive (Constrictive) Pericarditis."

9. Diagnosis ofPulmonary Embolism.

Dr. Sylvester McGinn.

10. BilateralPneumothorax with Bilateral Pneumolysis.

Dr. John W. Cass, Jr.

11. Fibrosis of theLower End of the Esophagus (Cardiospasm).

Dr. Harris P. Mosher.

12. Lobectomy andPneumonectomy.

Dr. Edw. D. Churchill.

1:00 p.m. Luncheonas Guests of the Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital.

(An Exhibit of Books of Historical Interest on ChestDisease and Thoracic Surgery will be on View in the Surgical Conference Room.)

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.

8:30 a.m. Operationsby Staff�Drs. Elliott C. Cutler, DavidCheever, John Homans, William C. Quinby, Francis C. Newton, Harlan F. Newton,and Robert M. Zollinger.

11:00 a.m. Talks,Demonstrations, and Dry Clinics.

1. Clinical andExperimental Observations Relating to Total Thyroidectomy.

Drs. Elliott C. Cutler, Max T. Schnitker, Philip Shambaugh,Samuel R. Snodgrass, and Leslie Van Raalte.

2. ThoracoplasticOperations for Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Dr. Harlan F. Newton.

3. Results of PhrenicNeurectomy from an X-ray and Clinical Standpoint.

Drs. Hugh F. Hare and Lowrey F. Davenport.

4. Tumors of theLung and Bronchi.

Dr. Robert M. Zollinger.

5. X-rayDemonstration "Hard-hearted People."

Dr. Merrill C. Sosman.

6. The Treatmentof Patients with Abscess of the Lung and Empyema (Pyopneumothorax).

Dr. Cornelius B. Wood.

1:00 p.m. Luncheonas Guests of Dr. Elliott C. Cutler.

New England Deaconess Hospital

8:00 a.m. OperatingFloor.

1. Operative Clinic.Upper Selective Thoracoplasty for Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Dr. Richard H. Overboil.

2. A Discussion onIntrathoracic Goitre and Esophageal Diverticulum.

Dr. Frank H. Lahey.

3. A Demonstration ofCyclopropane Anesthesia and the Closed Carbon Dioxide Absorption Method.

Dr. Urban H. Eversole.

4. Radio-SensitiveTumors of the Chest. Case Presentations.

Dr. Hugh F. Hare.

5. Experiences inExploratory Thoracotomy for Carcinoma of the Lung.

Dr. Richard H. Overholt.

6. The SedimentationRate as an Indication of the Effectiveness of Thoracoplasty.

Dr. Nahum R. Pillsbury and Dr. Emil Ossen, Norfolk CountyHospital.

7. Presentation ofFollow-up Cases. (1) Bronchiectasis. (2) Lung Abscess. (3) ThoracoplastyPatients from Norfolk County Hospital, Bristol County Hospital, and New Hampshire State Sanatorium.

1:00 p.m. Luncheonas guests of the Lahey Clinic on the Roof of the Palmer Memorial Hospital.