title: Albert Ochsner, MD: Chicago Surgeon and Mentor to Alton Ochsner.
abstract: Albert John Ochsner was a member of a select group of medical practitioners who made their impact on medical practice and surgical techniques. He was a pioneer in microscopy and made numerous contributions to the medical literature, on topics ranging from the organization of hospitals and advances in the treatment of hernias to the conservative treatment of appendicitis. The latter was controversial but saved lives. He was an innovative surgeon and a greathearted human being who influenced the lives of his colleagues. We are pleased to inaugurate Ochsner Profiles with Albert John Ochsner, a leader in the development of surgery in the United States and Europe and a figure of vast importance in the development of Dr. Alton Ochsner's career in medicine.
authors.affiliation: Director, Cardiology Residency Program, Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Ventura