The first real surgery post has to be the heroic auto appendectomy by Leonid Rogozov , an absolute hero. Although he rejected all glorification of his deed. When thoughts like these were put to him, he usually answered with a smile and the words: "A job like any other, a life like any other. "
If you are unfamiliar with the story I highly recommend you to read the article on BMJ: https://www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b4965.full
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