Crónica sobre la cirugía en Antioquia

Abstract

This will be a review of the main physicians who started and promoted surgery in Medellin capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. The review will include from the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The article will include Antioquia identity, organic intellectuals and civilizing project. It will be mentioned the proceedings of the Medellin Academy of Medicine in reference to the surgical issues discussed during those meetings. In addition to that reference will be made about the main physicians involved such as Manuel Uribe Angel, Ignacio Quevedo Amaya, Andres Posada Arango, Eduardo Zuleta, Julio Restrepo, Francisco Arango y Carlos de Greiff. We will try to recreate the discussions around Pasteur’s theories, homeostasis and antiseptics. To conclude this article, it will be mentioned the opening of the first surgical room in 1903 at the San Juan de Dios Hospital located in Medellin due to the efforts done by Dr. Juan Bautista Montoya y Flórez. The photograph done by Melitón Rodriguez in 1902 of the surgical room will be used to describe the characteristics of such room.