Harvey Cushing’s 2,000 Verified Brain Tumor Operation

Harvey Cushing’s 2,000 verified brain tumor operation, which took place April 15, 1931, at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, was photographed and edited by Walter W. Boyd, MD, and Richard U. Light, MD, with final narration by Dr. Light. The footage from that day is the only known record on film made of a Cushing operation. The footage begins with Gilbert Horrax preparing the patient and continues through the conclusion of the surgery and a follow-up visit to the patient. As one of Dr. Cushing’s la