Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Francisco Graña

  • Francisco Graña, eminent Peruvian neurosurgeon

    Francisco Graña (1879–1959) was a Peruvian neurosurgeon who once removed a subdural hematoma using 2,000-year-old tools, including a saw of volcanic obsidian glass and a bronze chisel, borrowed from the Peru National Museum of Archaeology. Born into a family of medical professionals, Graña studied medicine at the National University of San Marcos in Lima, graduating…