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Plastic surgeon: Dr. Jeffrey Posnick and surgical team operate on Christopher today.
Plastic surgeon: Dr. Jeffrey Posnick and surgical team operate on Christopher today.

Plastic surgeon: Dr. Jeffrey Posnick and surgical team operate on Christopher today.

Date11/22/1987
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Saving faces: Members of the craniofacial treatment team at the Hospital for Sick Children, front row, left to right: Dr. Arlene Dagys, orthodontist: Dr. Bruce Ross, centre director, Dr. Jeffrey Posnick, director of surgery,Dr. Mary Anne Witzel, head of s
Saving faces: Members of the craniofacial treatment team at the Hospital for Sick Children, front row, left to right: Dr. Arlene Dagys, orthodontist: Dr. Bruce Ross, centre director, Dr. Jeffrey Posnick, director of surgery,Dr. Mary Anne Witzel, head of s
11/11/1986
Best foot forward: Dr. Sheldon Nada, embulator foot surgeon, discusses his less painful surgical techniques with senior patient Mary Carter in his Eglinton Ave. E. Office. In most cases just Aspirin is needed for discomfort and casts, crutches and pins are not used.
Best foot forward: Dr. Sheldon Nada, embulator foot surgeon, discusses his less painful surgical techniques with senior patient Mary Carter in his Eglinton Ave. E. Office. In most cases just Aspirin is needed for discomfort and casts, crutches and pins are not used.
3/5/1984
Innovator: Toronto urologist Dr. Mel Sutton worked painstakingly for three years to perfect the microscoop he displays here. The delicate surgical tool offers new hope to men who've been sterilized by vasectomy operations, but now want families, by taking the uncertainly out of the reversal operation and making it an easier task for surgeons.
Innovator: Toronto urologist Dr. Mel Sutton worked painstakingly for three years to perfect the microscoop he displays here. The delicate surgical tool offers new hope to men who've been sterilized by vasectomy operations, but now want families, by taking the uncertainly out of the reversal operation and making it an easier task for surgeons.
9/12/1981
Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.
Lifelike fit: Dr. Jean de Pillet, a French plastic surgeon, fits Maria Peluso with three artificial fingers.
6/9/1983
Dr. Ross Tilley of Toronto. Plastic surgeon will be guest of honor at convention
Dr. Ross Tilley of Toronto. Plastic surgeon will be guest of honor at convention
6/8/1972
War on burns: Plastic surgeon Dr. Dwayne Larson demonstrates mask used to prevent scar formation on face of burn victim.
War on burns: Plastic surgeon Dr. Dwayne Larson demonstrates mask used to prevent scar formation on face of burn victim.
8/12/1981
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
4/17/1980
Dr. Barry Shandling. Headed the surgical team
Dr. Barry Shandling. Headed the surgical team
4/12/1971
Dr. Farber with patient after surgery. Plastic surgeon operates at Inn on the Park
Dr. Farber with patient after surgery. Plastic surgeon operates at Inn on the Park
7/12/1978
Toronto transplant surgeon Dr. Donald R. Wilson, who headed 25-man surgical team which performed Toronto's first heart transplant, reports on progress(...)
Toronto transplant surgeon Dr. Donald R. Wilson, who headed 25-man surgical team which performed Toronto's first heart transplant, reports on progress(...)
10/21/1968
Dr. Neil Hutchinson: Part of team of surgeons who reattached hand yesterday.
Dr. Neil Hutchinson: Part of team of surgeons who reattached hand yesterday.
1/21/1988
AIDS' Doctor awaits college verdict, Dr. Staniey Bain, left, and Rochelie Pittman, right, are to hear today what penalty the College of Physicians and Surgeons will Impose on him for professional misconduct in treating Pittman's husband.
AIDS' Doctor awaits college verdict, Dr. Staniey Bain, left, and Rochelie Pittman, right, are to hear today what penalty the College of Physicians and Surgeons will Impose on him for professional misconduct in treating Pittman's husband.
1/27/1993