Dr. Cushing (who you may know from Cushing’s Syndrome) was one of the forefathers of neuroscience, and performed some of the first successful brain surgeries. He was the first to use x-rays to diagnose brain tumors, and helped develop the first practical electro-cautery device (which seals shut blood vessels as they’re cut, reducing blood loss).
The haunting, and in some cases disturbing, portraits show patients before and after surgery by Dr. Harvey Cushing (1869–1939). The black and white images, about 10,000 in all, were taken between 1900 and 1932 to document medical conditions, and may have been made as part of the patients’ medical records. The photographer (or photographers) who took the images remains unknown.
The photos are housed in Yale University’s Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library in New Haven, Conn.
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