John J Bergan MD FACS Hon FACPh FRCS (Eng.) Old School Gentleman and Visionary.

摘要

I first met John Bergan in 1978 when he came to the Cleveland Vascular Society to speak, calling the entity of popliteal cystic disease to the attention of the membership. This was typical of John: a focus on evolving information and the many unique discoveries relative to the rapidly evolving field of vascular surgery. The information became handy, for not soon after, a case presented at Grand Rounds which proved to be the rare entity that John had described in exquisite detail. Afterward, I took him to see the Tartan 44 Racing Sloop, made in Cleveland, which had won the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit and was being fitted out for the Bermuda Race. I was to learn that he was an avid, skilled yachtsman and highly respected at the Chicago Yacht Club. In fact, the only time I disagreed with him was during a sailing race on Lake Michigan to Mackinac Island, when, on a dark and stormy night, we took a westerly, badly headed starboard tack instead of close tacking along the shore line.