University of Mississippi Medical Center: SOM Graduate Is Orthopaedic Surgery Trailblazer
September 26, 2019
September 26, 2019
JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 26 -- The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following news:
Dr. Karen Hand recalls being an eager medical student, scrubbing in on a challenging operation with Dr. George Russell, the orthopaedic surgeon who, in her eyes, was Superman.
"As a student, you are basically holding retractors," Hand said. "I remember standing on the opposite side of the table from him. I couldn't see very well from there.
Dr. Karen Hand recalls being an eager medical student, scrubbing in on a challenging operation with Dr. George Russell, the orthopaedic surgeon who, in her eyes, was Superman.
"As a student, you are basically holding retractors," Hand said. "I remember standing on the opposite side of the table from him. I couldn't see very well from there.