The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-21
EUROPE'S GREAT
SURGEON HERE
Prof. MIkuIicz Of Br0SIau, Gives
Clinics In New York.
OUR HOSPITALS SUPERB.
In This Respect America Is Far Ahead
Of Europe, the Learned Man
Declares.

New York. April H-Unheralded, like
Professor Adolf Lorenz. one OF the most
eminent living surgeons has arrived in
this city on his way TO attend a medical
and surgical congress TO be held in
Washington next month. He has per-
formed capital operations at several Of
the leading hospitals. and will hold an
other clinic at the medical college OF Cor
nell university. in First avenue today.
He is Professor M.kulicz OF Breslau,
Germany, and between him and Profess
or Czerny. OF Heidelberg. lies the honor
! or being the most distinguished & Irgeon
4 in all Europe. While Professor Lorenz
= is a surgeon in a specialized departm. lt
OF surgery-bloo6less orthopaedics-Pror-
essor Mikuhcz's work covers the whole
field OF FNners. surgery ard Is consider
ed by the medical profession far superior
TO the work OF all others except perhaps
Professor Czerny.
Professor Mikulicz won his title OF pro-
fessor at the University OF Brerlau and
the universities OF Glasgow and Edin-
burgh have made him an LII. D., and
other conservative institutions have rec
ognized his ability in various ways. He
arrived here. with his eldest daughter.
who acts his secretary, last week, and
10 staying at the Waldorf.
SURGEONS INVITED.
He has been the guest OF DIR. Robert
f. Weir, DR.. Robert Abbe and DIR. An
drew McCosh. For today's clinic Dr.
John Rogers. Jr.. the secretary OF Cor
nell university medical college has sent
invitations TO the most eminent local sur
geons in behalf OF the faculty and stu
dents.
Short ana sturdy, Professor Mlkulicz
n about ffty-nve years old, with grfz-
yled gray beard and keen blue eyes, re-
sembling Andrew Carnegie. He does
not speak English quite as huently as
Professor Lorenz, but he Is practising
every day. as he says his papers TO be
read at the Washington congress must
10 delivered in the language of the coun-
try, and he IS most anxious not 20 be
misunderstood.
2 Your hospitals are suberb," said Pro-
fessor Mikulicz yesterday. 'T have not
seen all OF them. OF course, but those
have seen are admirably equipped. You
are far ahead OF the old hospitals OF
Europe Money seems to be no consi-
deration with you.
'.Your city reminded me OF London at
first glance" ne contineud, ''but the at
mosphere is so clear and everything is
80 exhilarating that do not wonder you
ali walk quickly and talk vivaciorsly."
HOSPITALS PRAISED.
do you find our hospitals deficient In
any particular as compared with those
abroad"
Scarcely though in Germany electrici-
ty in medicine and surgery has been de-
yeloped more than here may be. You
know the Roentgen rays have been util-
zed very extensively there. The Ger
man surgeons have made speciality or
the X ray.
\ Then. perhaps Il would be fair TO
crit,cise your methods of administration.
with us a man at the head Of clinic
IS the head OF IT. he Is absolute. For
example. / have I40 beds In the hospital
at Breslau and there i am an autocrat.
Year In and year out II Is the same. You
have smaller divisions. more practitioners
and more frequent changes of personnel
I cannot believe that works out as well.
But you have made notable advances In
surgery, because you are ready to exper-
iment all the time.
''what operations have you performed
before our surgeons here?"
"'At Roosevelt hospital two knee LESSONS
and on abdominal case. At Cornell be-
iieye there are four cases, two abdominal
and two ruptures When / get back
here from a short tour OF your country,
/ hope 10 attend a clinic at the German
hospital"
.'where do you expect to go besides
Washington?
.sProbably TO Philadelphia, Buffalo.
cleveland, Chicago and may be l shall
get out TO Colorado. / want TO go there
and also TO Boston before 1 return 70
Europe on May 26."