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Surgery cannot be a committee decision. 'Don't think, do the experiment' said
John Hunter, the father of British surgery. 'Action this day' said Winston
Churchill. Never wait and see, look and see and carry with the decision to
operate the uncomfortable responsibility in a world where lawyers and
politicians try to best guess retrospectively what we have to plan with
incomplete evidence on a daily basis. How does all this experience hang
together for us - still an exclusive band of brothers (and sisters) in a
changing world? It is obvious that Brad in Texas and nationally understood
without equivocation what was entailed. Honesty, hard work by day and night and
unremitting attention to detail were the hallmarks of this small giant.Read Dr. Skidmore's full textDavid Skidmore, OBE, MA, MD, FRCS,
Consultant Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist, London, UK

I am saddened to hear of Dr. Aust's passing. I was always amazed how 'young' he was on
our trauma nights on call together. It was a pleasure to spend that time with him and an honor to be
able to say that he was a mentor of mine. I would make the drive from Dallas to San Antonio but I
will be in Ecuador on a surgical mission trip. I am sure he would understand and prefer it that way.
My warmest regards to his family. All the best,Clayton Frenzel, MD, Class of 2007