El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-11
NEW MEXICO MAN
MAY HEAD NJ. D. 8
DR.. Shortle, of Albuquerque,
Leading in Presidential
Race; to Meet Here.

DR.. H c. Shortle, Of Albuquerque,
n. NJ, viii probably be named as presi-
dent of the Southwestern Medical and
Surgical association before the asso-
citation adjourns late this afternoon
FL PasO will again be selected as the
next meeting place because of its CEN
trail location and hospitals.
DR.. c. P. Brown and Dr.. ". L. Brown
Of FL Paso performed a gOitre opera
tion upon Miss A. Sanchez of TularOsa,
y. NJ, and the patient Of DR.. S. T..
Mcdaniel Of Tularosa, Saturday morn
ing. The operation involved a pro-
nounced swelling of the thyroid gland
and the problem was 10 dissect the
goitre, remove the substance and leave
sufficient of the gland to funtionate.
This operation was a marked success
and was held at the Hotel Dieu clinic
Plastic Operation.
DR.. l. g. Witherspoon performed a
plastic operation upon a Mexican boy
of 10 years. The operation called for
the reconstruction OF the face between
lip and nose included the opening OF
the nose the removal of bone tissue
and the building back Of the face to
its normal lines. DIR. WithergpoOm also
presented a case, Delmar Roberts, who
had undergone the same operation The
results were declared to be eNtraordi-
nary and he was complimented upon
the operations by the visiting doctors.
DIR. ROEers's Clinic.
DR.. Z. B. Rogers had. at his clinic
at Hotel Dieu. the authorization or
ureters, which involved the passing OF
tube up into the kidneys from the blad-
der and the subsequent irrigating OF
the kidneys.
DR.. Felix P. Miller and Dr. Hugh
5. White offered at their clinic the
case of GregOriO Gonzales, a l. year
old boy, from 81 West Overland street.
the Emphatic glands. resulting IN tu-
bercular infection. The diseased part
Of the glands were removed and suffl-
cient material was left for the rebuild
ing Of this tissue
Pelvic Operation.
Dr. James Vance who also held his
clinic at Hotel Dieu, performed lapar-
tony operation for pelvic trouble upon
a Mexican woman, who was a private
The paper of DR.. A.: C. Shortle, OF
Albuquerque. at the Friday afternoon
session. dealt with a new method OF
treating pleurisy with effusiOn in tu-
berculOsis patients He condemned the
usual and recognized treatment OF
draining this eXudate unless this was
replaced by air or nitFOgeOus gas His
treatment was to draw the exudate and
replace with sterile air and maintain
this until healing had taken place IN
the diseased lunS-
Fibrofd Operation.
At the Saturday morning clinic at
the Providence hospital, Dr. W H.
Pickles operated on a case of large
fibroid, demonstrating the latest meth
cd dealing with this type Of pelvic
trouble. The subject was Mrs. Maria
Ochoa.
Dr. Hugh Grouse demonstrated flat
foot" showing cases. moving pictures.
slides CT E-ray pictures and photo
graphs OF bones Of the feet; method
Of dealing with this condition. and the
method used when the treatment is OF
q surgical nature.
New Hand Made.
DR. Grouse also showed an interest
ing skin graft case. in which new
hand was developed out Of the skin OF
the breast. The operation was per
formed upon Herbert Rountree, a bell
boy who was injured in an elevator
accident at the Mccoy hotel
Concluding the Providence clinic
luncheon was served to the visiting
physicians at Providence hospital
The afternoon session of the assoc
citation began at o'clock in the ball
room of the PasO del Norte- Dr. John
r. Barber, of Fort Huachuca, Arlzr
read a paper upon the Problems OF
Sanitation in Prison and COncentra-
ton Camps and the discussion whifh
followed was opened by Dr. H. f. STE
venson Of II Paso.