Retrospect: A Conversation With Allen Oldfather Whipple

Through new and astonishing capabilities of artificial intelligence, the editors of The American Surgeon have been able to step back in time and conduct a virtual interview with the most eponymous surgeon in history: Allen Oldfather Whipple. We caught up with Dr. Whipple on September 2nd, 1946, shortly after completing the final operation of his surgical career; not surprisingly, a pancreaticoduodenectomy.

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The American Surgeon
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2025-12-20
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https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348251409735
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History of Medical Practice
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Retrospect: A Conversation With Allen Oldfather Whipple

The American Surgeon
History of Medical Practice
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Retrospect: A Conversation With Allen Oldfather Whipple

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Abstract

Through new and astonishing capabilities of artificial intelligence, the editors of The American Surgeon have been able to step back in time and conduct a virtual interview with the most eponymous surgeon in history: Allen Oldfather Whipple. We caught up with Dr. Whipple on September 2nd, 1946, shortly after completing the final operation of his surgical career; not surprisingly, a pancreaticoduodenectomy.

The American SurgeonVol. 92(3)
East Carolina University (US)
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History of Medical Practice
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