Episode 100 - Galen, Part 1: The Story of his Life

In the 100th episode of Legends of Surgery, we will explore the life of one of medicine and surgery's greatest influences: the Greek physician from Ancient Rome, Claudius Galen. The events of his life will be covered, as well as some of the amazing feats he performed. In the second part of this mini-series, Galen's lasting impact on anatomy and surgery will we outlined. This episode also features a Suture Tale, this time on the surgeon and anatomist Carl Toldt, who described the important surgical landmark we now know as the white line of Toldt!

You can listen to Episode 100 - Galen, Part 1: The Story of his Life online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Episode 100 - Galen, Part 1: The Story of his Life is an episode from Legends of Surgery by Tyler Rouse.

This episode is 35:20 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2021.

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