The history of vascular surgery is rich with world recognized vascular surgeons and progressive associations that have led to exceptional advances to treat vascular disease patients. View a brief history.

The following books and articles provide useful information on the history of the development of vascular surgery.

1. Rob CG A History of arterial surgery.  Arch Surg 1972;105:821-823
2. Rob CG.  The classics of vascular surgery
3. Dale WA.  The beginnings of vascular surgery.  Surgery 1974;76:849-866
4. Dale WA (author), Johnson G (editor), DeWeese JA (editor).  Band of brothers: Creators of modern vascular surgery.  George Johnson and James DeWeese, 1996
5. Friedman SG.  A History of vascular surgery, 2nd ed.  Malden MA: Blackwell-Futura, 2005
6. Barker WF.  Clio chirurgica: The arteries.  Austin TX: R.G. Landes Co., 1992
7. Szilagyi, DE.  A brief account of the long life of D.Emerick Szilagyi, MD.  Evanston IL: Greenwood Academic, 2008
8. Cohn I.  Rudolph Matas: A biography of one of the great pioneers in surgery.  New York: Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1960

Posted September 2011