title: The University of Glasgow and the Johns Hopkins Schools of Surgery.
abstract: Glasgow's medical faculty traces back to the illustrious 16th century surgeon Peter Lowe. Its regius professorship, which dates from 1815, has been occupied by many luminaries including Joseph Lister, William Macewen, Charles Illingworth and Andrew W. Kay. William Macewen was Johns Hopkin's first choice for professor, but the opportunity was then awarded to William Halsted (1889-1922), who developed America's first great school of surgeons, a tradition restored by Blalock from 1941 to 1964.
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008396:Maryland; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*; D012606:Scotland