title: William Francis Rienhoff, Jr., MD - Halsted's Last Resident.
abstract: : William Francis Rienhoff Jr. was a skilled and innovative surgeon whose career spanned over 4 decades of patient care, clinical investigative research, and surgical education. He was an unforgettable character for those who knew him. Colleagues, coworkers, and friends developed strong and divergent opinions of him. His professional life coincided with the early development of general and thoracic surgery to which he contributed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008396:Maryland; D008923:Missouri; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history