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I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work.
Harvey Cushing
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"I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work."
— Harvey Cushing

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I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work. — Harvey Cushing

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Harvey Cushing was a Scientist from United States (1869–1939).

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Harvey Cushing lived from 1869 – 1939.