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Interior view of operating room; operation by Halsted and Finney is in progress; two members of support staff and cart of supplies are in the foreground. Johns Hopkins hospital album, Baltimore, 1903-1904. William Stewart Halsted (1852-1922) was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer. As house physician at New York Hospital he introduced the hospital chart which tracks the patient's temperature, pulse and respiration. In 1884, Halsted read a report describing the anesthetic power of cocaine when it is instilled into the eye. Halsted became addicted and went to Butler Sanatorium in Rhode Island. where they attempted to cure him by converting his addiction from cocaine to morphine. he remained dependent upon both drugs for the remainder of his life, but was able to function as a physician and surg...