title: Development of neurosurgery at the University of Michigan.
abstract: The University of Michigan Medical School was founded in 1847, 30 years after the university itself. The first hospital in Ann Arbor was a 20-bed unit converted from a private house, that admitted only charity patients. The second University Hospital was built in 1925. The Section of Neurosurgery was founded by Dr. Max Peet, who was followed by Drs. Kahn and Schneider as section heads.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hoff
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McGillicuddy
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008824:Michigan; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*