What's in a name: the Loyal Davis lecture.
The professional career of Loyal Davis, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Medical School from 1932 to 1963, Editor of Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics from 1938 to 1982, and President of the American College of Surgeons in 1962-1963, spanned 64 years. It was characterized by his fidelity to his mentors, his ideals, his institution, his organization, and his journal. The unusual name, Loyal, was well chosen by his parents; it was predictive of his behavior throughout a long and productive life.
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