William E. Ladd
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William Eduard Ladd was known as the father of pediatric surgery
. He started his career after the devastating explosion of Halifax
that occurred on Thursday, December 6, 1917.
The procedure performed for correcting malrotation is named after him.
Pediatric surgery
Pediatric surgery or paediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults...
. He started his career after the devastating explosion of Halifax
Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion occurred on Thursday, December 6, 1917, when the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, was devastated by the huge detonation of the SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship, fully loaded with wartime explosives, which accidentally collided with the Norwegian SS Imo in "The Narrows"...
that occurred on Thursday, December 6, 1917.
The procedure performed for correcting malrotation is named after him.