Franklin Mall, the first basic scientist of pediatric surgery
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In brief
In brief
Franklin Mall pioneered embryological research fundamental to pediatric surgery, including studies of intestinal malrotation and diaphragmatic development. As Johns Hopkins' first anatomy professor in 1893, he established the model of full-time basic science research in American medical schools.
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Franklin Mall (1862-1917) made fundamental discoveries in the embryology of malrotation and the development of the diaphragm, pathological conditions basic to pediatric surgery. As the inaugural professor of anatomy at the new Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine when it opened in 1893, Mall was among the first fulltime researchers in basic medical science in American medical schools, a new role that came to characterize the modern academic medical center.