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Notable Because: First prefrontal lobotomy procedure in the United States. The first prefrontal lobotomy in the United States was performed in 1936 on 63 year old Alice Hood Hammatt by Dr. Walter Freeman and Dr. James Watts.
The Whipple operation was first described in the 1930âs by Allan Whipple. In the 1960âs and 1970âs the mortality rate for the Whipple operation was very high. Up to 25% of patients died from the surgery. This experience of the 1970âs is still remembered by some physicians who are reluctant to recommend the Whipple operation.