Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Abdominal surgery of infancy and childhood.

GROSS, Robert Edward (1905 – 1988) Wikipedia

LADD, William Edwards (1880 – 1967) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1941 CE.

Ladd pioneered the development of pediatric surgery in the United States. Robert E. Gross, his chief resident, succeeded to his position at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Browse Tags

Pediatrics

Thematic Classifications

Pediatric Surgery

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#6357.57
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8232
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	abdominal-surgery-of-infancy-and-childhood

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia

Mentioned in annotation: Boston