title: John Staige Davis: pioneer American plastic surgeon.
abstract: John Staige Davis was the first surgeon to devote his entire practice to plastic surgery and worked exclusively for its recognition as a specialty. He wrote the first American text on plastic surgery, published 78 papers on a wide range of subjects in plastic surgery, was the first to establish a formal training program in plastic surgery in 1924, and was the first Chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States