John w bookwalter on phone number 412 6615500 for more information and advice or to book. William bookwalter, md, including specialties, hospital affiliations, education, board certifications, and press ganey rating. Named for its creator and developer john bookwalter, md, a 1970 graduate of the fifth harvard surgical service the predecessor of the bidmc general surgery residency program, the bookwalter retractor was introduced in 1980 and for decades has been the marketleading tablemounted retractor in the united states. Good exposure is the key to good surgery john bookwalter, m. John w bookwalter affiliates with no hospital, cooperates with many other doctors and specialists in medical group greater pittsburgh orthopaedic associates inc. He knows and understands the surgical instrument business very well and will be an asset to any organisation that. John w bookwalter iii, md is a doctor primarily located in pittsburgh, pa, with other offices in pittsburgh, pa and pittsburgh, paand 2 other locations. New bookwalter selfretaining rotilt ratchet for easier. Bookwalter is the inventor of the bookwalter, a retractor system that is used as a. We offer a twolevel tray design made to accommodate the ring and blade components with an additional tray to store the table post and horizontal bar. Order online tickets tickets see availability directions. Bookwalter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. Retractor blade options sixteen different retractor blades are included. Bookwalter is best known for inventing the bookwalter retractor, the most commonly used table fixed surgical retractor in use today.
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