title: [José Goyanes. Surgeon and humanist].
abstract: José Goyanes was a renowned Spanish surgeon. A short biographical summary of his life is presented, with the posts he occupied and the awards he received. He was a world pioneer in vascular surgery where he made outstanding contributions to this speciality, many of them pioneering and some of his publications were before those of Alexis Carrel, Nobel prize-winner in Medicine. He was also an authority on oncology and an expert in the majority of surgical techniques in use in his era. He was a writer, historian, essayist and notable traveller which earned him the name of "Universal Man". He has not been fully recognised as a man of science.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. alfredodie@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Die-Goyanes
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Die-Trill
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history