Ashwal Stephen Md Editor (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition. xii, 935, [3] pages. Includes Introduction; Before the Development of Medical Specialists: Founders Prior to 1800; The Beginnings of Pediatrics and Neurology: The Early Nineteenth Century (1800-1850); The Growth of Pediatrics and Neurology and the Beginnings of Child Neurology: The Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900; The Merging of Pediatrics and Neurology into child Neurology: The Early twentieth Century (1900-1940); The Growth and Recognition of Child Neurology as a Separate Entity: The Middle Twentieth Century (1940-Present). Also includes Name Index and Subject Index, references, and 187 illustrations. Small scuff on front dust jacket, small tear at rear spine, and small discoloration on rear dust jacket. The first biographical study of important contributors to the field of child neurology, consisting of 124 biographical sketches written by over 100 physicians specializing in neurology, child neurology, pediatrics and obstetrics. Organized chronologically into five chapters, beginning before 1800 and continuing to the present, The Founders of Child Neurology traces the emergence of child neurology as a separate specialty from its roots in pediatrics and neurology. With a definitive historical introduction by the editor. Dr. Ashwal has served as editor of The Founders of Child Neurology on behalf of the Child Neurology Society, a professional society that strives to foster recognition and support for children with neurological disorders and to promote and exchange national and international scientific research, education, and training in the field of neurology. He has been on the faculty of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California, since 1976 and is Professor of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Ashwal is coauthor of the book Pediatric Neurology Case Studies: 46 Case Histories Related to Pediatric Neurology, and he has published over 40 scientific papers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 7th edition. 1300 pages. 10.87x8.50x11.07 inches. In Stock.