Bernheim was a pupil of William Halsted. His work includes 53 illustrations by James Didusch, a protegé of Max Broedel. "The depict the innovative vascular procedures developed by Carrel, halsted, Matas, and Bernheim including end-to-end and side-to-side vascular anastomoses as well as transplanation of segments of vein and arteriovenous anastomosis. There is an extensive section devoted to the treatment of aneurisms. Bernheim's innovative procedures represent the beginning of clinical arterial reconstruction in the United States" (W. Bruce Fye).

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