title: Rudolph Matas: the father of vascular surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Warren D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Widmann
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hardy
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008145:Louisiana; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*