Dr. Tom Shires

[Bob Waddell II]

A true loss from the prehospital and EMSC arena's as well as the surgical 
world.  My knowing Dr. Shires was limited by time, but his humility, humanity, 
and friendship made this simple country Paramedic know he was being taught by 
a true "Healer" and a new friend.

Rest now in peace and the hope we carry your torch.

Bob Waddell II


On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:58:41 EDT
  KMATTOX at aol.com wrote:
> It is with deep sadness that I share with you the death of a giant of a  
> surgical leader, Dr. G. Tom Shires.   He died in Las Vegas of  complications 
>of a 
> fierce cancer two days ago.   
> 
> Dr. Shires made countless sentinel contributions to the surgical 
> literature, 
> surgical research, surgical leadership, surgical education, and  organized 
> surgery.   
> 
> He was one of the youngest surgical chairs ever, doing fantastic work in  
> fluid and electrolytes and burn care.   He assembled one of the very  finest 
> surgical faculty ever while he was at Parkland in  Dallas.    His Dr. 
>Malcolm 
> Perry was the first vascular fellow  ever.     He flew from Galveston to 
>Dallas at 
> the time of  the Kennedy Assassination.    He operated on Lee Harvey 
> Oswald. 
>    He went to Seattle where he was chairman at the  University of 
> Washington, and later went to NYC where he established a fantastic  surgery 
>program.   
> Later he moved to Lubbock Texas as Chair of the  Texas Tech Department of 
> Surgery, and still later went to the University of  Nevada Department of 
>Surgery 
> where he established a fantastic research  program.   He was president of 
> numerous surgical professional  organizations.     
> 
> He was a fantastic surgeon, researcher, teacher, and friend.   
> 
> Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
> 
> 
> 
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Take care,

Bob

Robert K. Waddell II
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